Aerial Shots Of 9/11 Released

The photos, taken from a helicopter by New York Police Det. Greg Semendinger, show the twin towers in flames, falling amid huge, billowing clouds of dust, debris and smoke that envelop downtown Manhattan.
This photo taken Sept. 11, 2001 by the New York City Police Department and obtained by ABC News, which claims to have obtained it under the Freedom of Information Act, shows smoke and ash engulfing the area around the World Trade Center in New York.

Powerful Thunderstorms & Flooding In Tennessee

Powerful Thunderstorms drenched Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi, dumping over 13 inches of rain on the region in two days. Creeks, lakes and rivers swelled with the rainwater, overflowing their banks, washing away roads, and causing the deaths of at least 24 people so far. The Cumberland River, which winds through downtown Nashville, Tennessee, crested Monday at 51.9 feet, 12 feet above flood stage, spilling into the city and surrounding neighborhoods. As the waters are now receding, cleanup and recovery begins, as municipal workers begin to repair power supplies and water treatment plants, and residents return to their homes to recover what they can

Miracle Baby

When Erin John was born weighing just a pound, her parents steeled themselves for the worst.
The baby and her identical twin were delivered prematurely to save the life of their mother, Kylee, who had developed a potentially fatal condition. Doctors feared neither girl would survive, but then Erin sent out a message of hope - by curling her tiny hand around her mother's finger and giving it a squeeze.
Mrs John, 26, said: 'It was a remarkable moment. My husband Steven captured it on camera. It was as though she was holding on to me, telling me she wasn't going to let go.'
Vital sign: Erin grabs her mother's finger

An Explosion at an Oil Platform in the Gulf of Mexico

Oil platform on which the April 22 explosion, sank in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. U.S. Coast Guard said about the possible danger of what happened to the environment. The rig could contain more than 2.6 million liters of diesel fuel. In addition, the well can enter the water up to 8 thousand barrels of oil per day. 11 workers missing

Beautiful but Painful Skin Burning Tattoo

Snake Swallows a Snake

Huge Grasshoppers

The Chinese, apparently, specially fattened them, then to a tasty meal.
Disgusting rare, actually

How to Kill an iPad using a BaseBall Bat?

It’s amazing to see the threshold of people on expressing their emotions to a certain object. Sometimes it’s funny, sometimes it’s the opposite – But make no mistake about it – one way or another, it will be broadcast, either on the news or in the tube. And that’s all that matters for us – Right, curious cats? Unless, you’re the victim.

During the official release of the iPad, many were excited. A lot are anticipating how it will look like, feel like, smell like. But it appears some dudes, want to show their appreciation to the device by.. Oh well, smashing it — batting it – ravaging it. And hell yeah, they’re having the time of their life!

Drought in China

The China drought and its implications

What has caused the China drought in recent months? China's increasing role in carbon emissions and global warming are well-known fixtures in the international news,
less well known is that the country is home to numerous signs of climate change. Many of these indicators of climate change in China can be found in water issues, specifically drought and desertification.

While China's glaciers are shrinking, its deserts are expanding. Almost one-third of China's land area was desert to start with, but the Gobi Desert is observed as adding an extra 950 to 1000 square miles per year. The encroachment of the Gobi Desert is driving the increasing frequency of sandstorms in Beijing. A completely new desert has developed on the edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and has been growing since 2000.

Starting in 2001, the Chinese government started what it called a "Great Wall of Green" project, aimed to halt the encroaching desert. The first phase is almost finished, consisting of an effort to rebuild 9 million acres of forest wiped out during past periods of China drought. The $8 billion price tag indicates how serious the Chinese takes the threat of desertification.

Climate change and drought in China

A related problem is the increase in dry weather in China. 2007 saw 300,000 people in Northwestern China without drinking water because of climate change-driven unseasonably warm weather and China drought.
The next year brought the worst drought in more than a decade to the Yangtze area that caused the river to drop to such a level that dozens of river transports were stranded.

Although certainly aggravated by the reduction of water flowing down the river due to the build-up of the Three Gorges Dam reservoir, the lack of rain and other climate change-driven conditions were undoubtedly serious. 2009 continued after a drought affected eight provinces, destroying crops and leaving 4 million people without access to water.

Over the last 50 years, dams and irrigation projects have all but halted the course of the Yellow River, which contributes to much of China's agricultural productivity. The entire river valley is now threatening to simply dry up because of China drought. In 1997, the Yellow River's lower reaches were blocked for 230 days of the year of the Yellow River. All of these problems developed between the late 1980s and late 1990s, and there has been little improvement since.

The Chinese government regularly produces plans to contain or cut China's various environmental problems, including China drought. There is a great deal of cynicism regarding these plans, which is not surprising given the history of corruption in China, and the often indifferent implementation of environmental protection schemes. However, that the government takes at least the desertification threat seriously is demonstrated by the Great Wall of Green. When completed, it will have become the largest environmental protection plan in history.