Going To Valley

Dear Readers

We are going to Kashmir – on Vacation and sightseeing for ten days.I will write about our experiences and will share photographs with you if possible. For these updates you can also check Rashid's Blog.

Bye
Rashid

It's Spring in the Northern Hemisphere

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California to get more water

California's drought-baked cities and farms will get considerably more water this year than last from federal officials, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Tuesday, making good on forecasts issued in February after a series of strong winter storms.

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Impact of Ancient Indonesian Volcanic Eruption

The Toba super eruption occurred between 69,000 and 77,000 years ago at Lake Toba (present day Indonesia), and it is recognized as one of Earth's largest known eruptions. The related catastrophe theory holds that this super volcanic event plunged the planet into a 6 to 10 year volcanic winter, which resulted in the world's human population being reduced to 10,000 or even a mere 1,000 breeding pairs, creating a bottleneck in human evolution. Some researchers argue that the Toba eruption produced not only a catastrophic volcanic winter but also an additional 1,000 year cooling episode.

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The nuclear waste issue must be solved

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U.S. needs fresh look at nuclear waste issue

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PRINCE'S PALACE FOUND IN VOLCANIC CRATER

The remains of what might have been the residence of the Etruscan prince Sextus Tarquinius, son of the last legendary king of Rome Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud), have been found on the slopes of an extinct volcanic crater about 12 miles from Rome, Italian archaeologists have announced.
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