Tag Archives: Deserts

The New York Times 3:02 pm on May 10, 2021
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Surviving in Isolation, Where the Steppe Has Turned to Sand

In the Russian republic of Kalmykia, the encroaching desert has transformed the landscape. “Nature,” one farmer said, “is forcing us to leave.”

#agriculture-and-farming, #buddhism, #deserts, #europe, #immigration-and-emigration, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #russia, #sheep, #travel-and-vacations

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 12, 2021
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In Iraq, Drought and Abundance in the Mesopotamian Marshes

Once vengefully drained by Saddam Hussein, the wetlands in southeastern Iraq have since been partially restored. Now the region and its isolated settlements face a new set of challenges.

#deserts, #drought, #euphrates-river, #iraq, #iraq-war-2003-11, #photography, #tigris-river, #water, #wetlands

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The New York Times 9:00 am on March 22, 2021
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Glimpses of Sudan’s Forgotten Pyramids

Desecrated by plunderers, threatened by floodwaters and largely overshadowed by their Egyptian counterparts, Sudan’s ancient archaeological sites may finally be poised to receive broader recognition.

#archaeology-and-anthropology, #bashir-omar-hassan-al, #deserts, #giza-egypt, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #khartoum-sudan, #nile-river, #politics-and-government, #sudan, #travel-and-vacations, #united-nations-educational-scientific-and-cultural-organization, #world-heritage-sites

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The New York Times 12:02 am on February 28, 2021
Tags: , Atmospheres (Exhibit), Chicago, Judy, , Deserts, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (Palm Desert, Calif), , Smoke   

Smoky Artwork by Judy Chicago at Desert Zoo Is Canceled

“Living Smoke” was scheduled for April but the California venue withdrew after an activist said the colorful smoke display could harm the environment.

#art, #atmospheres-exhibit, #chicago-judy, #desert-x-exhibit, #deserts, #living-desert-zoo-and-gardens-palm-desert-calif, #sheep, #smoke

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 15, 2021
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Along the Southwest Border, Trump’s Wall Is Only One of the Insults He Left Behind

Here’s what Biden should do about the poverty, discrimination and environmental destruction.

#agriculture-and-farming, #border-barriers, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #deserts, #global-warming, #hispanic-americans, #illegal-immigration, #immigration-and-emigration, #international-trade-and-world-market, #land-use-policies, #migrants-environmental, #native-americans, #race-and-ethnicity, #stimulus-economic, #water

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The New York Times 11:52 pm on February 1, 2021
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The Skin-Deep Physics of Sidewinder Snakes

A close-up on snake skin helped scientists work out what might help certain snakes navigate sandy surfaces.

#deserts, #physics, #proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences, #sand-and-gravel, #skin, #snakes, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 28, 2020
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A New Theory About the Monolith: We’re the Aliens

A mysterious metal pillar in a desert would be interesting in any year. But something about 2020 has made one a global phenomenon.

#deserts, #extraterrestrial-life, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #quarantine-life-and-culture

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The New York Times 6:29 am on December 1, 2020
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Earthlings, It Seems, Not Aliens, Removed the Utah Monolith

A photographer said four men dismantled the mysterious shiny object that has captivated the country.

#aliens, #art, #deserts, #mccracken-john, #monolith, #sculpture, #utah

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The New York Times 5:48 pm on November 27, 2020
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Did John McCracken Make That Monolith in Utah?

It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, buried in the desert: If the sculptor made this tall, silvery object, it was without mentioning a word to his dealer or his art friends.

#2001-a-space-odyssey-movie, #art, #deserts, #extraterrestrial-life, #john-mccracken, #kelley-mike-1954-2012, #ruscha-edward, #sculpture, #star-trek-tv-program, #utah, #zwirner-david-gallery

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The New York Times 3:50 pm on September 21, 2020
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In a Desert’s Burning Sands, Shrimp

When it rains in Iran’s Dasht-e Lut desert, the ground comes alive with tiny, upside-down crustaceans.

#biology-and-biochemistry, #deserts, #iran, #lakes, #your-feed-animals, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 11:37 am on September 7, 2020
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Aided by Modern Ingenuity, a Taste of Ancient Judean Dates

The harvest of the much-extolled but long-lost Judean dates was something of a scientific miracle. The fruit sprouted from seeds 2,000 years old.

#archaeology-and-anthropology, #dates-fruit, #deserts, #elaine-solowey, #israel, #jews-and-judaism, #kibbutz-ketura, #sarah-sallon, #science-advances-journal

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 3, 2020
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Is Virtual Burning Man the Internet’s Ultimate Test?

The cyberdelic extravaganza is online for the first time because of the pandemic. But maybe that’s not as strange as it might seem.

#burning-man-festival, #computers-and-the-internet, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #creativity, #deserts, #festivals, #harvey-larry, #nevada, #san-francisco-calif, #social-media, #virtual-reality-computers

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The New York Times 12:16 am on August 18, 2020
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Death Valley Just Recorded the Hottest Temperature on Earth

Scientists still have to validate the reading of 130 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, the equivalent of 54 degrees Celsius.

#california, #death-valley-national-park, #deserts, #earth, #global-warming, #kuwait, #national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #temperature, #weather

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 29, 2020
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This Moss Uses Quartz as a Parasol

In the Mojave Desert, a translucent crystal offers bryophytes much-needed respite from the heat of the sun.

#biology-and-biochemistry, #deserts, #microbiology, #mojave-desert-calif, #moss, #plos-one-journal, #research, #rock-and-stone, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 3:40 pm on July 27, 2020
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Coming of Age on Mars

In a new book, planetary scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson recalls how the Red Planet drew her to become a scientist.

#books-and-literature, #curiosity-mars-rover, #deserts, #earth, #extraterrestrial-life, #geology, #johnson-sarah-stewart, #mars-planet, #microbiology, #planets, #science-and-technology, #solar-system, #space-and-astronomy, #the-sirens-of-mars-searching-for-life-on-another-world-book

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The New York Times 11:05 am on July 17, 2020
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How a Velvet Ant (Which Is a Wasp) Got Its White Fluff

The thistledown velvet ant, which is actually a wasp, resembles creosote fuzz. But mimicry isn’t the reason, a new study suggests.

#biology-letters-journal, #camouflage, #color, #deserts, #evolution-biology, #insects, #mojave-desert-calif, #research, #ultraviolet-light, #wasps-insects

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The New York Times 4:28 pm on June 12, 2020
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Homesteading Today: Living on Free Land

A few lucky homeowners have either inherited land obtained through homestead acts or have claimed property in modern free land programs.

#coachella-valley-calif, #denali-national-park-alaska, #deserts, #land-use-policies, #minnesota, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #real-estate-and-housing-residential

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 4, 2020
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11 Great Alternatives to the Top National Parks

Whether you like hiking, fishing, volcanoes, trees or even fossilized trees, there is a less-traveled and still awe-inspiring national park for you.

#arches-national-park-utah, #big-bend-national-park-tex, #biodiversity, #canoes-and-canoeing, #canyonlands-national-park-utah, #congaree-national-park, #coronavirus-reopenings, #deserts, #dunes, #forests-and-forestry, #fossils, #glaciers, #great-basin-national-park, #great-sand-dunes-national-park-and-reserve-colorado, #gunnison-colo, #hikes-and-hiking, #lakes, #lassen-volcanic-national-park-calif, #national-park-service, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #north-cascades-national-park-wash, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #petrified-forest-national-park-ariz, #shutdowns-institutional, #travel-and-vacations, #trees-and-shrubs, #volcanoes, #voyageurs-national-park-minn, #wilderness-areas

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The New York Times 10:40 am on May 1, 2020
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Making Space in Marriage, Even as the Walls Close In

She didn’t want to go to Burning Man (for all the reasons people don’t), but then there she was, dancing naked in the desert, and it was good.

#burning-man-festival, #deserts, #love-emotion, #marriages

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