The frogmen of World War II
Great story and video about the underwater demolition teams that formed during WWII via DAN World.
Polar Bear Plunge Success!
The Climate Reality Project Northern Virginia Chapter “Ferocious Felines” team raised $5,323.41, exceeding their goal of $5,000, for the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) Keep Winter Cold Polar Plunge. In addition to supporting CCAN, funds will be used to support Fairfax County’s Get2Green initiative at Centre Ridge Elementary School. Video of the event can be seen on the chapter web site.
24 Hours of Reality 2018™: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves
Description:
“It’s a fact: Fossil fuels are driving a climate crisis and threatening our health. On December 3 – 4, Climate Reality and former Vice President Al Gore will be joined by an all-star line-up of artists, thought leaders, and scientists for 24 Hours of Reality: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves. Tune in and learn how we can make a healthy future a reality: https://www.24HoursofReality.org”
How You Can Help Solve Climate Change
Learn about the climate crisis and its solutions from former US Vice President Al Gore and renowned climate scientists at the next Climate Reality Leadership Corps training taking place June 27-29 in Bellevue, Washington.
Apply now! https://www.climaterealityproject.org/training
Climate Reality Texas Training August 16-18, 2016
Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training is taking place August 16-18, 2016 in Houston, Texas.
You’ll learn
- The science of climate change
- How it’s transforming daily life for communities around the world
- The solutions that are available today
- Powerful storytelling, public speaking, and social media networking techniques
- Media engagement strategies
- Best practices in grassroots organizing
- How activists like you are building momentum for solutions around the world
Did Van Gogh Hide ‘Last Supper’ in ‘Cafe Terrace’?
via Huffington Post
“Vincent Van Gogh May Have Hidden ‘The Last Supper’ Within One Of His Most Famous Paintings…it’s possible that one of van Gogh’s most famous artworks [Cafe Terrace at Night] contains an allusion to an even more famous painting: Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper.'”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/06/van-gogh-last-supper_n_6753294.html
EF5 Tornado Simulation
Fascinating to watch this very detailed simulation of an EF5 tornado.
via Leigh Orf’s YouTube Channel
“Orf, Wilhelmson, Wicker, Lee and Finley (2014). Talk 3B.3 at the Severe Local Storms Conference, November 3, 2014, Madison.”