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Touched by an Angel
Victoria gets hotter each year. I am pretty sure its climate change. The ocean, also getting hotter, is still refreshing on hot days. On this day, a super hot day in June, I take the spiral staircase down from the grassy bluffs of Clover Point Park. The dark pebbled beach is just radiating heat. I can feel it through the rubber soles of my water-shoes. The seaweed adds a miso soup smell to the salty air. I pull my cotton dress over my head and tangle it around a handy piece of driftwood and head to the waters edge. Its a calm day. Light waves lap against the stones. There are no suffers. No recreational fishermen standing on the edge of the wall at Angler's Point. Further down the beach two people tight rope walk along the wet side of the squiggly seaweed line. I walk into the sea. It feels so cool. I shiver as my shoulders get wet. It is a good shiver. I float easily on the waters surface for a bit. The blue of the sky punctured by the odd seagull. The water feels warm to me now. The initial refreshment blazed over by the sun. I adjust my swimming googles over my eyes and swim down to the ocean bed - its ridges capturing the complicated wave patterns above in an incomprehensible interpretation of wind and moon-pull. Delicate sea plants wave, small fish rush by, beach rocks break up the sand's wavy work. In a short distance the land below drops off to a cold looking green-black space. I come up. The sun attacks. I swim out a little further to the underwater cliff. I dive back down. The cliff is really just the backside of the sand dune, and the ocean bottom is not much lower on the other side. I pretend to bully surf own the dune's side. I feel the water getting colder by the inch. I come back up for air, I dive and ride down the side of the bar, enjoying the quick change in temperature. Back up top I float a bit. One more dive. As I reach with bottom of the lower bed something catches my eye. As my movement disturbs the sand a form - and outline of a large fish. I pull back up to the surface. My heart pounding. My toes and feet feeling very vulnerable wiggling far beneath me . Did I image the shape? I swim down - careful not to disturb the sand. The pattern is gone. I turn and swim back, this time up the slope of a sandbar. A large fish flat fish dislodges itself from the sand, turns and swims swiftly past me. We bump. I feel its rough skin brush my calf on the way past. Wait, fish have scales. Most fish have smooth slipper scales, not rough sandpapery skin! Now I am kicking quickly up - towards the sun. I swim clumsily to shore, and all but throw myself onto the beach. I sit on the edge letting the back-an-forth of the waves slow down my heart beat. But back of my mind is repeating the scary mantra of: shark, shark, shark. Not the scary Great White made famous on film, but still a fish with skin is a shark. It was fish like none I had ever seen - flat, almost like a ray, except for the tail with its two vertical fins. Strange almond shaped eyes. Later, google will clarify - a Pacific Angel Shark - very far north of its usual range, hiding as it does in the sand waiting for a meal. I was of course far too big to be considered for diner. The danger was conjured up by a phobia-like fear based on the power of a word capable of clearing beaches. I smile. Still, I was lucky to be touched by an angel.
By Debra Rohac5 years ago in Earth
World's Largest Hottest Desert-Sahara Desert
Ten young artists from seven countries have crossed the Sahara to take part in a one-week stay in the desert region of Mhamid el Ghizlane in southeastern Morocco. The existing Hotel Sahara exhibition featured artists from Magasin Generaux Pantin, a suburb of Paris, Anna Labouze, Keimis, and Henni Hawad, which opened as part of the 2020 African Cultural Season on October 2.
By saurab sharma5 years ago in Earth
Facts Behind Gold Formation In the Earth
It does not form or is not in its natural state and is contained in the earth's crust. It is one of the most inactive of the chemical and is durable under normal conditions. In the purest form, gold is a bright red, yellow, thick, soft, soft, and soft metal.
By saurab sharma5 years ago in Earth
Vultures: The Custodians of Nature We Love to Loathe
A vulture in the human sense is someone who preys on the weak, a mean person, opportunistic, greedy, in short, nothing that says good vibes. Vultures are often associated with dark human nature. Talk about bad publicity! It is safe to say that we know so little about these birds who should be widely known as the Guardians of Nature, nature’s cleaning crew.
By Precious Rongmei5 years ago in Earth
Michael Moore Encourages Suicide As Alternative Energy Source
As a writer and all-around marketing enthusiast, I am fairly new to the solar industry, and certainly no expert on renewable energy. However, I do know a thing or two about communication and information. In the time that I have now been working as a writer and marketing manager within the solar industry, I have had the opportunity to do quite a bit of research and discovery in the field. Initially joining the solar business, I was all in favor of the green energy movement and had positive opinions on all sources of renewable energy, and often cite the large list of benefits of cleaner, alternative sources of power. So I found it quite surprising when I noticed a lot of mixed reviews from potential customers when discussing the idea of switching to solar. Some people had really tainted and negative opinions on the industry and many were referencing the 2020 Michael Moore film documentary, 'Planet of the Humans' as the basis of the “scam” that they claimed renewable energy was. Therefore, It was pretty obvious that I needed to include watching this film as an integral part of my industry and marketing research.
By Ryan Barbin aka “Dirt”5 years ago in Earth
5 Simple Ways To Go Green At Home
More people than ever are trying to help the environment. Whether at home or at work, as a business or an individual, the environment is a major concern. As a popular green slogan says, 'There is no Planet B!' — meaning that if we do irreversible damage to our planet, there is no alternative way forward.
By Alexander Belsey5 years ago in Earth
The Hill
In the summertime my family would travel to a little campground two hours away from our house. We called this place “The Hill”. The mountainous landscape of Pennsylvania, hid this tiny patch of land just for us. There I learned to love the woods. The drive was magical. Along the sides of the car were cliff faces, and the elegantly flowing Susquehanna River. The campground was on a dirt road directly passing through a farm - the only structure for a couple miles at least - and over a rickety covered bridge that my great grandfather and his friends built by hand a lifetime ago. There were cows just hanging out across the creek we always played in, and there were many creatures you could see if you walked into the dense forest behind this mini gravel haven where we relaxed and made memories together.
By Joshua Leininger5 years ago in Earth
Gardening Is All the Rage. Top Story - July 2021.
My dad is an attorney, but he defies all the stereotypes for lawyers. He is a kind, giving person. He would drop everything to pick up one of his four kids at school when we were sick. He would stop for someone pulled over on the berm of the highway to see if he could help. He works pro bono for friends and family who need help with their taxes or estates. He is a good listener. I learned strong ethics from him.
By Going Nowhere5 years ago in Earth
The Outside
I look out the window, then at the clock. It says 1:15 PM, but it feels so much later. I've been trapped in this house all day, I need to go. My heart longs for something that I cannot find within these walls. finally, I quit fighting it. I lace up my shoes, grab my bag, and I'm gone. My car fires up with a purr. I drive past the houses in my neighborhood. Then the orchards fly by seemingly at warp speed. Soon I turn; now the excitement within me begins to build.
By SempiternalSoul5 years ago in Earth
Geopolitics of Climate Change
Twenty of the hottest years ever recorded have happened in the past twenty-one years. Wildfire seasons, droughts, floods, hurricanes are already breaching their records year after year. These extreme weather events are also getting more and more difficult to predict, both, spatially as well as in terms of their time-frames. They cause huge damages to life and property and have proven to be very expensive for countries. These extreme weather events, however, are only a glimpse into an ominous future. What's bothering governments more are the rapidly changing climatic conditions that in turn affect agriculture, resources, trade, and infrastructure projects. All of these concerns are driving climate action plans and this is where geopolitics comes in. As climate change and climate action gain more and more traction, the world is set to witness significant changes in conventional geopolitics. For instance, as countries are reducing their oil and gas dependence, petrostates are scrambling to diversify their economies and brace for a new normal.
By Rishi Rathi5 years ago in Earth
