Just Passing By..

inothernews:

A SCAR IS BORN   Two pictures, captured by NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite, show an area of the Red Sea off of Yemen on October 24, 2007 (bottom) and during a volcanic eruption on December 23, 2011 (top) — the latter activity forming what appears to be a small island.  This region is part of the Red Sea Rift, where the African and Arabian tectonic plates pull apart and new ocean crust regularly forms.(Photo: NASA via the Telegraph)

inothernews:

A SCAR IS BORN   Two pictures, captured by NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite, show an area of the Red Sea off of Yemen on October 24, 2007 (bottom) and during a volcanic eruption on December 23, 2011 (top) — the latter activity forming what appears to be a small island.  This region is part of the Red Sea Rift, where the African and Arabian tectonic plates pull apart and new ocean crust regularly forms.(Photo: NASA via the Telegraph)


newsweek:

ryanbrown:

Currently, in Southern Argentina.
The top photo was taken two days ago, the bottom today. We were supposed to leave this morning, but there are no flights going out because of the ash drifting over from Chile’s Puyehue Volcano 55 miles to the west.
Related: Ash From Chilean Volcano Craters Argentine Towns

Oh look. Our director of business development won’t be making it back to work on Thursday because he’s stuck under a giant cloud of ash in Argentina. Or so he says!

newsweek:

ryanbrown:

Currently, in Southern Argentina.

The top photo was taken two days ago, the bottom today. We were supposed to leave this morning, but there are no flights going out because of the ash drifting over from Chile’s Puyehue Volcano 55 miles to the west.

Related: Ash From Chilean Volcano Craters Argentine Towns

Oh look. Our director of business development won’t be making it back to work on Thursday because he’s stuck under a giant cloud of ash in Argentina. Or so he says!