Search This Blog

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Record Heat 🌞Wreaked Havoc on 4 Continents

How Record Heat
Wreaked Havoc on Four Continents
By Somini Sengupta, Tiffany May and Zia ur-Rehman
July 30, 2018


We talked to people who found themselves on the front lines of climate change this year.  Here are their stories.

Expect more. That’s the verdict of climate scientists to the record-high temperatures this spring and summer in vastly different climate zones.
The continental United States had its hottest month of May and the third-hottest month of June. Japan was walloped by record triple-digit temperatures, killing at least 86 people in what its meteorological agency bluntly called a “disaster.” And weather stations logged record-high temperatures on the edge of the Sahara and above the Arctic Circle.
Is it because of climate change? Scientists with the World Weather Attribution project concluded in a study released Friday that the likelihood of the heat wave currently baking Northern Europe is “more than two times higher today than if human activities had not altered climate.”
While attribution studies are not yet available for other record-heat episodes this year, scientists say there’s little doubt that the ratcheting up of global greenhouse gases makes heat waves more frequent and more intense.
Elena Manaenkova, deputy head of the World Meteorological Organization, said this year was “shaping up to be one of the hottest years on record” and that the extreme heat recorded so far was not surprising in light of climate change.
“This is not a future scenario,” she said. “It is happening now.”
What was it like to be in these really different places on these really hot days? We asked people. Here’s what we learned.


Ouargla, Algeria: 124°F on July 5
At 3 p.m. on the first Thursday of July, on the edge of the vast Sahara, the Algerian oil town of Ouargla recorded a high of 124 degrees Fahrenheit. Even for this hot country, it was a record, according to Algeria’s national meteorological service.

Hong Kong: Over 91°F for 16 straight days
In this city of skyscrapers on the edge of the South China Sea, temperatures soared past 91 degrees Fahrenheit for 16 consecutive days in the second half of May.
Not since Hong Kong started keeping track in 1884 had a heat wave of that intensity lasted so long in May.

Nawabshah, Pakistan: 122°F on April 30
Nawabshah is in the heart of Pakistan’s cotton country. But no amount of cotton could provide comfort on the last day of April, when temperatures soared past 122 degrees Fahrenheit, or 50 degrees Celsius. Even by the standards of this blisteringly hot place, it was a record.
The streets were deserted that day, a local journalist named Zulfiqar Kaskheli said. Shops didn’t bother to open. Taxi drivers kept off the streets to avoid the blazing sun.

Oslo: Over 86°F for 16 consecutive days 
“Warning! We remind you about the total ban on fires and barbecuing near the forest and on the islands.”
This was the text message that Oslo residents got from city officials on a Friday afternoon in June.
May had been the warmest in 100 years. June was hot, too. By mid-July, a village south of Oslo recorded 19 days when the temperature shot up past 86 degrees Fahrenheit, or 30 Celsius, according to MET Norway.
Spring rains were paltry, which meant that grass had turned brown dry and farmers were having trouble feeding their livestock. Forests had turned to tinder. And city officials put a stop to one of the most popular Norwegian summer pastimes: heading out to the woods with a disposable barbecue.

Los Angeles: 108°F on July 6
At least Marina Zurkow had air conditioning.
Ms. Zurkow, an artist, has long been grappling with climate change in her work. But she was still surprised when a day of extreme weather impacted one of her projects in a big way.
The name of that project, which was designed to make people think about the impact of climate change on how we eat, is “Making the Best of It.” It is only half in jest.

Somini Sengupta reported from New York and Los Angeles, Tiffany May from Hong Kong, and Zia ur-Rehman from Karachi, Pakistan.

Somini Sengupta covers international climate issues and is the author of “The End of Karma: Hope and Fury Among India’s Young.”  @SominiSengupta • Facebook

 

https://78.media.tumblr.com/eb47b8824f0f0ea1d5872736cf398eb2/tumblr_inline_pcqc16XwJQ1rlk3i5_540.gif  Read the FULL Story Here:

https://78.media.tumblr.com/eb47b8824f0f0ea1d5872736cf398eb2/tumblr_inline_pcqc16XwJQ1rlk3i5_540.gif

c

Monday, July 30, 2018

L' Amour... 😍 ❤










Maria Callas
Habanera - Carmen
Carmen Habanera is an aria from the French opéra comique by Georges Bizet.
The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée.

Angela Gheorghiu
Habanera - Carmen



                      Love           😍     L'Amour
Grand Words Before
😋❤️  Des Grands Mots Avant...
Little Words During
 
😘  Des Petits Mots Pendant...
Big Words After         
🤥  Des Gros Mots Après…

Carmen
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"

Aria from Act I from Bizet's "Carmen."
Elina Garanca (Carmen).
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Production: Richard Eyre (2009).
From the 2010 Live in HD transmission.


Love...                              😍          L'Amour...
Grand Words Before...  😋❤️   Des Grands Mots Avant...
Little Words During...   😘         Des Petits Mots Pendant...
Big Words After...          🤥         Des Gros Mots Après….

😍 ❤️❤️  😘 😋❤️ 💞💙💛 💛
    ♥  

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Hillary Clinton Standing Ovation at ‘Hello Dolly’

Hillary Clinton Showed Up To Watch ‘Hello, Dolly!’
And Bette Midler Couldn’t Cope  😍😊

https://78.media.tumblr.com/fe4fdeea5a81f3d1fb8a7b20242d0d45/tumblr_pcl2048lZc1tk24mvo4_640.jpg
“It made us all unbelievably happy to see her…”
Hillary Clinton Gets a Standing Ovation at ‘Hello Dolly’
https://78.media.tumblr.com/f4570acad811ab120bfb957a637c61db/tumblr_pcl2048lZc1tk24mvo3_640.jpg
Hillary Clinton has received a standing ovation from her devoted fans while out on the town for the Broadway production of Hello, Dolly!
The audience at the Schubert Theatre in Manhattan gave an unrestrained cheer on Thursday night as they spotted the Clinton entourage entering and taking prime seats in Orchestra Level.
‘You can still be 46!’ one fan shouted over the roar of applause, referring to hopes for another Clinton presidential bid.  
Star Bette Midler greeted Clinton backstage during intermission, where the former Democrat candidate delivered an impromptu address to the cast and crew.
https://78.media.tumblr.com/a16a108853f0a6fce034c50da8a1c810/tumblr_pcl2048lZc1tk24mvo8_1280.jpg

Not in attendance was Bill Clinton, who was spotted in Amsterdam on Friday giving an address to the 22nd International AIDS Conference.
After the election Hillary Clinton often received standing ovations as she went to Broadway plays. Even now, a year-and-a-half later, the shine hasn’t worn off. When she finally went to see Hello Dolly - she originally had tickets for an April 2017 performance but had to miss it as she was being honored by the LGBT Center - she was warmly received by both the audience and the cast.
https://78.media.tumblr.com/24cda1384fe71d720e7deb7f041c8ab9/tumblr_pckycwofIf1tk24mvo3_r1_1280.jpg
Before the show she stood up from her seat and her fellow audience members chanted her name and gave her a standing ovation. 
After the show she met the cast and posed with star Bette Midler. (Midler recently took the role of Dolly Levi over from Bernadette Peters, after Peters took over when Midler originally left the production. Confused yet?)

Midler was thrilled with the Hillary Clinton Hello Dolly appearance, writing on Twitter, “Hillary Clinton came to Hello Dolly tonight! What a thrill! The crowd stood, clapped and chanted her name until the lights went down. It made us all unbelievably happy to see her.”
https://78.media.tumblr.com/32677896d02548f7bcbf5a39ade84fe8/tumblr_pcl2048lZc1tk24mvo1_640.jpg
Though there probably won’t be another Hillary Clinton Hello Dolly double-header, if you want to see the show, you’d better hurry. The current run of Hello Dolly closes Aug. 25.
  https://78.media.tumblr.com/5009cd59ecb9299b72ff33195df60947/tumblr_p2bfkhVD141rb14uqo3_400.gif
Clinton tweeted her thanks to the cast and crew “for a joyful night.”
Hillary Clinton✔@HillaryClinton
Such a pleasure seeing @BetteMidler back where she belongs! Huge thanks to the cast and crew of Hello Dolly Bway for a joyful night 

(I’ll never wash this cheek again)!
https://78.media.tumblr.com/4fc1fd889f9e2b9ae3dcb1be5b798a69/tumblr_pcl2048lZc1tk24mvo5_640.jpg
Bette Midler✔@BetteMidler
What a night @HillaryClinton !! A thrill of a lifetime!
https://78.media.tumblr.com/8ca3e4c26a74ba88fce1f1c74ea041cd/tumblr_pcl2048lZc1tk24mvo2_640.jpg

Hillary Clinton received a rapturous reception when she showed up to watch Broadway musical “Hello, Dolly!” in New York City on Thursday.
Audience members at Manhattan’s Shubert Theatre “stood, clapped and chanted” the former Secretary of State’s name “until the lights went down,” the show’s star, actress and singer-songwriter Bette Midler, revealed on Twitter.
Midler was also pretty excited, describing Clinton’s visit as “a thrill” that “made us all unbelievably happy to see her.”
Clinton later met with the show’s cast, and ended up giving them a backstage pep talk about registering to vote.
“Tell your friends to tell their families and friends in every state to register,” said Clinton, per an Instagram post from Midler. “And make sure they have not been purged from the rolls before they get there to cast their ballot.”
Multiple members of the public have shared footage of Clinton receiving the standing ovation upon entering the auditorium
https://78.media.tumblr.com/e66f37b7a84529224cb6680afb700a65/tumblr_pcl2048lZc1tk24mvo7_1280.jpg
By R. Eric Thomas
You need some joy in your life?
You down in the dumps about the news?

Well, have I got a treat for you! Broadway super-fan Hillary Clinton was finally able to score tickets to Hello, Dolly! last night and according to the show’s inimitable star, Bette Midler, the political icon stole the show.
People applauding Hillary Clinton just for being is the second best thing on Broadway next to Head Over Heels. Oh my God, imagine if Hillary Clinton went to Head Over Heels! Sorry, I have to lie down.
After the show, Clinton met with the cast backstage, took the iconic photo that is now my new home address and retirement community and then kiki’d with Bette


https://78.media.tumblr.com/613d7f45209470d8a470d76cbd07947f/tumblr_inline_pcky0rUvdr1rlk3i5_540.gif

SOURCES

Watch the Hillary Clinton Hello Dolly standing ovation below:

  1. https://www.instagram.com/p/Blt-WKKAYyo/?taken-by=jfuentes
  2. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlugXcLAmHr/?taken-by=joestevens72
Hillary Clinton Showed Up To Watch ‘Hello, Dolly!’
 And Bette Midler Couldn’t Cope
“It made us all unbelievably happy to see her…”
By Lee Moran
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-bette-midler-hello-dolly_us_5b5c4483e4b0b15aba994149

Please Forward All My Mail To This Photo of Hillary Clinton and Bette Midler;
Hillary Clinton Gets a Standing Ovation at ‘Hello Dolly’ on Broadway
Written by Matt Keeley on July 27, 2018 
Click Below
https://cinema-tv-etc.tumblr.com/post/176372005125/bette-midler-bettemidler-hillaryclinton-came

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Ways to Treat Sunburns

https://78.media.tumblr.com/eae4c66ee04acafc29166a0321bb9d14/tumblr_pc8clivTlb1tjxoi0o1_640.gif
5 Ways to Treat Sunburns
Tips from A Dermatologist




1. Act Fast to Cool It Down
If you’re near a cold pool, lake or ocean, take a quick dip to cool your skin, but only for a few seconds so you don’t prolong your exposure. Then cover up and get out of the sun immediately. Continue to cool the burn with cold compresses. You can use ice to make ice water for a cold compress, but don’t apply ice directly to the sunburn. Or take a cool shower or bath, but not for too long, which can be drying, and avoid harsh soap, which might irritate the skin even more.

2. Moisturize While Skin Is Damp
While skin is still damp, use a gentle moisturizing lotion (but not petroleum or oil-based ointments, which may trap the heat and make the burn worse). Repeat to keep burned or peeling skin moist over the next few days.

3. Decrease the Inflammation
At the first sign of sunburn, taking a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), such as ibuprofen, naproxen or aspirin, can help with discomfort and inflammation, says Dr. Brackeen, who practices at the Skin Cancer Institute in Lubbock, Texas. You can continue with the NSAIDs as directed till the burn feels better. You can also use a 1 percent over-the-counter cortisone cream as directed for a few days to help calm redness and swelling. Aloe vera may also soothe mild burns and is generally considered safe. Wear loose, soft, breathable clothing to avoid further skin irritation, and stay out of the sun.

4. Replenish Your Fluids
Burns draw fluid to the skin’s surface and away from the rest of the body, so you may become dehydrated, explains Dr. Brackeen. It’s important to rehydrate by drinking extra liquids, including water and sports drinks that help to replenish electrolytes, immediately and while your skin heals.

5. See a Doctor If …
You should seek medical help if you or a child has severe blistering over a large portion of the body, has a fever and chills, or is woozy or confused. Don’t scratch or pop blisters, which can lead to infection. Signs of infection include red streaks or oozing pus.

Bottom line:
Your skin will heal, but real damage has been done. “Repeat sunburns put you at a substantial risk for skin cancer and premature skin aging, and I want people to ‘learn from the burn,’” Dr. Brackeen says.
Remember how bad this sunburn felt, then commit to protecting yourself from the sun every day, all year long.


 https://78.media.tumblr.com/41ee79a069a5049a95248dfaf1e51ca0/tumblr_pc8domfPIL1tjxoi0o1_1280.png
c

Monday, July 23, 2018

Sharks Love To Be Petted 😊 🦈

Sharks Love To Be Petted
🦈  They're Like Dogs 🦈 
https://68.media.tumblr.com/9672c05c174a64459e6c320774b352ed/tumblr_ot0dqbRKll1uoh1aio6_500.gif

“Love” and “affection” are terms not commonly used to describe encounters with large sharks, but they’re used repeatedly by Jim Abernethy to narrate his recent get-together with a large tiger shark known as Tarantino.
The special reunion at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas was videotaped and footage shows Tarantino swimming into the arms of Abernethy, and seeming to crave his caresses much like an affectionate dog craves those of its owner after a prolonged absence. As Abernethy and the shark are swept down current, he returns to the camera and Tarantino follows, again swimming into his arms. This happens twice in the footage.
“I could tell she had missed it,” Abernethy says of an apex predator he refers to as an “old friend.”
To be sure, Tiger Beach is a special place, known as a destination where close encounters can be enjoyed in what many consider to be a relatively safe environment.


The predators are fed during commercial dive operations, and many distinctive sharks have been given names.
Veteran divers such as Abernethy, who runs Jim Abernethy’s Scuba Adventures, claim to have developed special relationships with some of those sharks.

🦈 
Though there are bound to be critics of people “tempting fate” with such close interactions, Abernethy, who was once bitten by a lemon shark, was hoping his footage would send a message.
“I wish there was some way that I could get the world to see what these beautiful creatures are really like,” he says, “so we could end the needless slaughter and keep our oceans healthy, not only for them but for our own existence on the planet.”

https://68.media.tumblr.com/133a690f54468e749ed03d6c4eeabc8b/tumblr_inline_oszqb2nb8i1rlk3i5_540.jpg
This Shark Comes To Cuddle With Him 
Whenever He Goes Diving 
For The Last 7 Years
Meet Rick Anderson, an Australian man who calls a female Port Jackson shark his friend, saying she comes to cuddle with him whenever she sees him. “I started playing with her about seven years ago when she was just a pup about 6 inches long,” Anderson told The Dodo. “I approached her carefully so as not to spook her, then began to gently pat her. Once she got used to me, I would cradle her in my hand and talk soothingly to her through my regulator.”

The man, who has been scuba diving for 27 years and runs a dive school, added: “Over the following seasons, she’d recognize me and would swim up to me for a pat and cuddle. She soon got used to me - to the point where she will swim up to me when I’m going past, and tap me on the legs until I hold my arms out for her to lay on for a cuddle.”
https://68.media.tumblr.com/0280111d440c14138e80ec710087b03d/tumblr_ohwve87SsR1tc258so6_r2_500.gif
“Most divers seeing this for the first time can’t believe it,” he added. “I don’t feed her or any of the other sharks I play with - I basically treat them like I would a dog.”

It's an adorable friendship and, if you look past her rows of razor-like teeth, this friendly shark is almost cute.

https://68.media.tumblr.com/a089eb4388a7968dead5a00881837030/tumblr_ot0dqbRKll1uoh1aio5_400.gif

https://68.media.tumblr.com/6d59ed7ef0c36f097f436bde86a8e165/tumblr_ot0dhdfC2X1uoh1aio1_500.gif
About Port Jackson shark:
The Port Jackson shark is a nocturnal, oviparous type of bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae, found in the coastal region of southern Australia, including the waters off Port Jackson. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Higher classification: Heterodontus
Shark!!!  Shark!!
https://68.media.tumblr.com/381ba9ccd7b88231901f87ae13625dcd/tumblr_ot0fg8IRnQ1uoh1aio2_500.jpg
Sources:
  1. http://www.boredpanda.com/diver-cuddl...
  2. https://www.thedodo.com/port-jackson-...
  3. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic...
https://68.media.tumblr.com/dd86d57c3c11b8ec512d28b3deec38e8/tumblr_inline_oszqcnRA9l1rlk3i5_540.gif
🦈  🦈  🦈  🦈 

Animals Loving & Affectionate

Animals You Never Knew
Could Be So Loving & Affectionate
5 Animals You Never Knew Could Be So Affectionate | All these animals are SO loving - from a cow who gives kisses to a turkey who gives hugs! 💜 



💜  🌹    💜  🌹  💜  🌹  💜

Animals Reunited with Families
After So Long Apart
These animals are all about to see their families again after so long apart — and their reunions are so SWEET.


💜  🌹    💜  🌹  💜  🌹  💜

Special Cat Turns Guy Who Hated Cat
into The Ultimate Cat Dad - SCOOTER
Cat Has Her Dad Wrapped Around Her Paw | This guy used to hate cats — until he fell in love with Scooter. Now his entire life revolves around her. Try to keep up with the adventures of Scooter the cat, by following her on Instagram: http://thedo.do/scooter.
.



💜  🌹    💜  🌹  💜  🌹  💜

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Great Tips For Survival at Sea 😂💦

💦😂 8 Great Tips 😂💦
For Survival at Sea

https://78.media.tumblr.com/d9b1d8b3642571dc11bb21fc8af1c34e/tumblr_nnp3z3aH851uocsx1o1_540.gif

Most of us adore beach resorts and go to one of the large saltwater bodies at least once a year.
However, we shouldn’t forget that the sea is as attractive as it is wayward. We at Bright Side wondered how a person who happened to be in the open sea should behave.

It turns out there are several rules that aren’t at all difficult to remember.
https://78.media.tumblr.com/de292a5a8cf6f697a7de86a95a11663f/tumblr_pcamcchbC21tjxoi0o6_640.gif
https://78.media.tumblr.com/593c611eba4f5ddcdbef09cec218c723/tumblr_pcamcchbC21tjxoi0o1_500.gif
😂💦Comments😂💦


Suzanna S:
I'm just asking when you're swimming and get dragged away why would you have polyethylene, a bowl and a small can?
😂💦 😂💦 😂💦

Jordan White:
I love it. "How to survive being stranded in open ocean": Find a boat!!

😂💦 😂💦 😂💦
Sam Jeancharles:
8. Calm down
7. Choose the right swimming style
6. Find something that floats
5. Don't remove your clothes
4. Decide what you'll eat (Thanks Time Traveller!)
3. Provide yourself with liquid (not sea water)
2. Consider all rescue measures carefully
1. Don't lose hope
0. Actually know how to swim!!!

Adrian Dods
1st rules is know how to swim: if you dont, then ignore all the tips

😂💦 😂💦 😂💦
Sweatersaurous Central
Mhmmmm.... When I'm in the middle of the sea, I find a raft, completely full of air, it's empty, and has food in it.

😂💦 😂💦 😂💦
Ghost CAT
Don't wear red in the water sharks are attracted to it they thinks its a chunk off meat

😂💦 😂💦 😂💦
aoifuji
WOW, OMG... check it out! I just fell off my yacht and found a randomly placed raft a few feet from me, and already has a set of paddles and floaties! It also comes with exactly 2 containers, waterproof material, and weights! Convenient! Also there's a random mirror and a thanks to Jesus! Not gonna happen. When will you ever see a raft full of these??!?
https://78.media.tumblr.com/e139f46bb1d1789c42e1c4a1604e1b3a/tumblr_pcamcchbC21tjxoi0o7_400.gif
https://78.media.tumblr.com/87f359791daa98c5ec5e8532be01a67d/tumblr_p6q49xsTTB1uoh1aio4_400.gifhttps://78.media.tumblr.com/e7792fa84e83a20695f683bb18d709de/tumblr_p6q49xsTTB1uoh1aio1_400.gif
🦈 🦈 🦈 😂💦 😂💦😂💦🦈  🦈 🦈

Friday, July 20, 2018

Dog Gives Free Hugs in NYC 🐶

🐶 The Dog that Never Stops Hugging 🐶
💓💓
 🐶 Louboutina (Loubie) 🐶
💓The Hugging Dog 💓
Louboutina is a golden retriever who's famous for hugging everyone she meets on the streets of NYC. When she's not making strangers ridiculously happy, she's snuggling in bed with her doting dad in their Hell's Kitchen apartment.
Spreading Love and Cuteness
In the Big 🍎 
Midtown  NYC... and the World.

 
Meet This Adorable Dog
Who Gives Out Free Hugs in NYC
 "The Hugging Dog" 
Joins us on National Hugging Day
Jan 21, 2018
It's National Hugging Day so what better way to celebrate then invite social media sensation "The Hugging Dog" to the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City! CBS News’ Paula Reid fully embraces this task and has this report.

You can follow @louboutinanyc on Instagram to keep up with Louboutina and her hugging adventures in NYC: