Where the borders of selected US states literally look like an elf making chicken.
I feel like this needs to be an official scientific thing – you know in terms of climatology trends or a specific biodiversity habitat.
Via Futility Closet.
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Tag: geography
April 14, 2014
January 6, 2014
These giant pastel icebergs by Zaria Forman are stunning. #whoa
From top to bottom: “Greenland #52”, “Greenland #62”, “Greenland #54.” By Zaria Forman. Via Colossal.
October 7, 2013
European Space Agency can serve your imagery fix whilst NASA is down. #planetearthispretty
Colossal (and Devid Sketchbook) provides this awesome option.
Luckily there’s still at least one space agency still publishing photos of space (and space from Earth), the European Space Agency. The ESA has an incredible Observing the Earth archive that’s updated every week and each satelitte image is usually accompanied by a brief essay to explain a bit about what you’re looking at.
Now for the whoa part:
Via Colossal (and Devid Sketchbook)
April 20, 2013
What I learned today: apparently volcanoes can puff smoke rings
These were “puffed” by Mount Etna in 2000. Apparently, she recently did it again.
January 16, 2013
Vintage National Geographic Images
Charles Bittinger, Eclipse of the Sun by the Earth, 1930s
Vittorio Sella, A Cascade of Weathered Ice Spills From the 14 Square Mile Glacier, Karagour Glacier, Caucasus Mountains, Russia, 1910s
Pierre Mion, Habitat in Space, 1970s
On display at the Steven Kasher Gallery until February 16th, 2013
July 25, 2012
Why the Moon Hates the Beach
By Mark Heath at Nobrow Cartoons.
July 17, 2012
Gorgeous paper cut topography
I want one for Vancouver, or one on the arctic would also be cool (especially for climate change discussions).
By Marnie Karger, also available for sale.
July 3, 2012
Powers of Ten: Cubist style #awesome
Hooray For Earth “True Loves” (Cereal Spiller Remix) from Cereal Spiller on Vimeo.
Whoa…
Directed by Cyriak Harris
May 8, 2012
Amazing video of the Yosemite Range #whoa
Yesterday, I passed on a link of an epic and breathtaking space video. Now, take a look at how pretty our own planet can be. Best viewed in HD in full screen.
By Shawn Reeder.
May 6, 2012
In a word: “Whoa…” Augmented Reality Sandbox
This is seriously amazing. I want boardgames with this feature!
Via Colossal.
December 8, 2011
Caused by glaciers, earthquake, wind dynamics, pooling rain water, or very very busy gophers?
This mystery might be cool to use in a class about hypotheses generation.
(Click on image for full size).
Specifically: “Mima mounds ( /ˈmaɪmə/) is a term used for low, flattened, circular to oval, domelike, natural mounds found in the northwestern United States, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, that are composed of loose, unstratified, often gravelly sediment that is an overthickened A Horizon. These mounds range in diameter from 3 to more than 50 m; in height 30 cm to greater than 2 m; and in density from several to greater than 50 mounds per hectare. Within the northwestern United States, they are typically part of what is commonly known as hog-wallow landscape.” (wiki)
See all the hypotheses here. (Admittedly, I’m partial to the thought of busy gophers moving tons and tons of soil!)
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