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Educative The Strange Snow Formations Called Penitentes
The Strange Snow Formations Called Penitentes

Penitentes, or nieves penitentes (Spanish for “penitent-shaped snows”), are a snow formation found at high altitudes. They take the form of tall thin blades of hardened snow or ice, closely spaced with the blades oriented towards the general direction of the sun.
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06 Jul 2015 09:11:00
Fact Typhoon Chan-Hom Lashes China
People dodge waves in Sansha Township of Xiapu, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 10, 2015. China is on highest alert as super typhoon Chan-Hom approaches the eastern coast at high speeds. The National Meteorological Center issued a red alert on Friday morning for Chan-Hom, whose center was spotted 550 km southeast off the coast of Zhejiang Province at 5 a.m. (Photo by Jiang Kehong/Xinhua)

People dodge waves in Sansha Township of Xiapu, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 10, 2015. China is on highest alert as super typhoon Chan-Hom approaches the eastern coast at high speeds. The National Meteorological Center issued a red alert on Friday morning for Chan-Hom, whose center was spotted 550 km southeast off the coast of Zhejiang Province at 5 a.m. (Photo by Jiang Kehong/Xinhua)
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11 Jul 2015 14:01:00
Fact Tarantulas Paws Close-Up
Brachypelma albopilosum, foot detail. (Photo by Michael Pankratz/Caters News Agency)

Michael Pankratz’s intriguing works focus specifically on the feet of tarantulas – an appendage that many have perhaps never focused on. The extreme close-ups of tarantulas’ “paws” show fine, colourful hairs, and sharp claws. Here: Brachypelma albopilosum, foot detail. (Photo by Michael Pankratz/Caters News Agency)
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19 Oct 2017 09:17:00
Fact Dakar Rally 2018
Dutch driver Hans Jos Liefhebber on his KTM drives next to a seal during the fifth stage of the 2018 Dakar Rally, between San Juan de Marcona and Arequipa, on the beach of Puerto Lomas, Peru, 10 January 2018. The 2018 Dakar says goodbye to the dunes with its fifth and final stage over the Peruvian desert and begins to take height as it enters the Andean mountain range, heading for Bolivia. (Photo by David Fernandez/EPA/EFE)

Dutch driver Hans Jos Liefhebber on his KTM drives next to a seal during the fifth stage of the 2018 Dakar Rally, between San Juan de Marcona and Arequipa, on the beach of Puerto Lomas, Peru, 10 January 2018. The 2018 Dakar says goodbye to the dunes with its fifth and final stage over the Peruvian desert and begins to take height as it enters the Andean mountain range, heading for Bolivia. (Photo by David Fernandez/EPA/EFE)
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17 Jan 2018 07:50:00
Fact Rio Olympics, Day 14
Brazil's Victoria Chamorro failed to stop the ball during their women's classification 7th-8th place water polo match against China at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

Brazil's Victoria Chamorro failed to stop the ball during their women's classification 7th-8th place water polo match against China at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)
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20 Aug 2016 12:03:00
Fact Severe Flooding in Indonesia
Indonesian motorists push their motorbikes as they wade through a flooded street outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, 09 February 2015. Incessant rain overnight triggered widespread flooding in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, bringing traffic to a standstill. (Photo by Mast Irham/EPA)

Indonesian motorists push their motorbikes as they wade through a flooded street outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, 09 February 2015. Incessant rain overnight triggered widespread flooding in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, bringing traffic to a standstill. The city hall in central Jakarta and the front lawn of the presidential palace were inundated in up to 20 centimetres of water, television pictures showed, after heavy rain. (Photo by Mast Irham/EPA)
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11 Feb 2015 12:55:00
Fact A Look at Life in Morocco – Atlas Mountains
Berber women weave traditional carpets in the village of Ait Sghir in the High Atlas region of Morocco February 15, 2015. The snowy foothills of the High Atlas mountains in Morocco are home to several Berber villages where the inhabitants make their living by farming, baking bread in traditional ovens, herding cattle, and the making and selling of honey, olive oil and pottery. Extreme weather fluctuations and erosion that causes flooding and landslides have led to a drop in agricultural productivity, the United Nations said. (Photo by Youssef Boudlal/Reuters)

Berber women weave traditional carpets in the village of Ait Sghir in the High Atlas region of Morocco February 15, 2015. The snowy foothills of the High Atlas mountains in Morocco are home to several Berber villages where the inhabitants make their living by farming, baking bread in traditional ovens, herding cattle, and the making and selling of honey, olive oil and pottery. Extreme weather fluctuations and erosion that causes flooding and landslides have led to a drop in agricultural productivity, the United Nations said. (Photo by Youssef Boudlal/Reuters)
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26 Feb 2015 06:07:00
Fact Protests in USA
A demonstrator sits on the roadway during a protest against police brutality against minorities, in New York April 14, 2015. Protesters angered by fresh cases of police violence against unarmed black men in the United States gathered on Tuesday in New York City in a protest organized by the group “Stop Mass Incarceration Network” hoping to invigorate a national discussion on the thorny issue. (Photo by Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

A demonstrator sits on the roadway during a protest against police brutality against minorities, in New York April 14, 2015. Protesters angered by fresh cases of police violence against unarmed black men in the United States gathered on Tuesday in New York City in a protest organized by the group “Stop Mass Incarceration Network” hoping to invigorate a national discussion on the thorny issue. (Photo by Brendan McDermid/Reuters)
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16 Apr 2015 13:12:00
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