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- Climate Change causes a remarkable decline in cyclones in the Indian Ocean Fri, 8 Sep 23, 4:01amBy Jo Nova 43% fewer cyclones is a good thing, right? Using the same ClimateChangeTM reasoning the UN Secretary General uses, it’s clear fossil fuel use dramatically reduces the number of dangerous cyclones in the Northern...
- Coral reef collapse could be coming to the Indian Ocean Wed, 8 Dec 21, 6:30amIndian Ocean coral reefs are in danger of collapsing within the next 50 years, according to a new study. From Seychelles to South Africa, reef systems could face functional extinction, threatening the lives...
- Shipping container delivers heightened drama to a modern island home Wed, 12 Jul 17, 6:00pmA shipping container brings a sense of drama to this beautiful modern home on the tropical island of Lombok east of Bali. Indonesian architect Budi Pradono designed the Clay House, a luxury residence elevated on concrete...
- Leonardo DiCaprio gives Seychelles $1 million for monumental marine sanctuary Tue, 22 Mar 16, 1:00amOh, Leo... Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is having a banner year for a mega-rich activist, and he’s wowed us yet again. The charitable foundation that bears his name has granted $1 million to the island nation of Seychelles,...
- Glass-bottomed chapel takes beach weddings to a whole new level Sat, 23 Jan 16, 12:00amThe wedding pavilion was created with a simple, elegant feel that gives couples the opportunity to make the most of a truly unique venue. By design, the chapel-like structure can be open and breezy or cozy and intimate, thanks...
- Glass-bottomed wedding pavilion takes beach destination weddings to a whole new level Sat, 23 Jan 16, 12:00amThe wedding pavilion was created with a simple, elegant feel that gives couples the opportunity to make the most of a truly unique venue. By design, the chapel-like structure can be open and breezy or cozy and intimate, thanks...
- Shigeru Ban’s Kirinda Housing Project Helps a Sri Lankan Village Swept Away by the 2004 Tsunami Wed, 26 Mar 14, 4:25amAfter consulting with locals about the preferred layout of their new micro homes, Ban designed the 31 square meter homes with a bathroom and kitchen that is separated by the living area...
- Global cooling as significant as global warming Mon, 17 Jun 13, 8:30pmFrom Newcastle University Global cooling as significant as global warming A “cold snap” 116 million years ago triggered a similar marine ecosystem crisis to those witnessed in the past as a result of global warming,...
- Shigeru Ban’s Sri Lanka Post-Tsunami Housing Project Nominated for 2013 Aga Khan Award Thu, 2 May 13, 11:36pmAfter consulting with locals about the preferred layout of their new micro homes, Ban designed the 31 square meter homes with a bathroom and kitchen that is separated by the living area...
- Good news about coral reefs – they recovered from warming Mon, 8 Apr 13, 3:43amBack in 1998, when we had the super El Niño, some of the warm water pooled east and west of Australia (seen in the 1998 image below) and damaged coral reefs there, setting off a cottage industry for noisy alarmy/worry …...
- 180,000-Year-Old Candlelit Ali Barbour Cave Offers Unparalleled Fine Dining in Kenya Sat, 30 Mar 13, 2:48amRead the rest of 180,000-Year-Old Candlelit Ali Barbour Cave Offers Unparalleled Fine Dining in Kenya Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse, arab design, candlelit cave, cave turned into...
- 180,000 Year Old Candlelit Ali Barbour Cave Restaurant Offers Unparalleled Fine Dining in Kenya Sat, 30 Mar 13, 2:48amRead the rest of 180,000 Year Old Candlelit Ali Barbour Cave Restaurant Offers Unparalleled Fine Dining in Kenya Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse, arab design, candlelit cave, cave...
- The Maldives Emily Littella sea level moment – never mind… Sat, 25 Aug 12, 3:14am(For those of you who aren’t familiar with Emily Littella) From Tom Nelson: Current Maldives president: Remember when the previous Maldives president claimed that CO2 was going to cause our country to disappear? Never...
- Awe-Inspiring Thatched Mozambique Home is Draped in Solar Panels Sat, 2 Jun 12, 2:22amRead the rest of Awe-Inspiring Thatched Mozambique Home is Draped in Solar Panels Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: backwater, BIPV, eco design, green design, indian ocean, methane, mozambique, off-gried,...
- The cure for anything is salt water—sweat, tears, or the sea. Sun, 13 May 12, 1:15pmGuest Post by Willis Eschenbach There’s an interesting study in Science magazine, entitled “Ocean Salinities Reveal Strong Global Water Cycle Intensification During 1950 to 2000″ by Durack et al...