It’s always heartbreaking when dogs are surrendered to shelters by their owners. These dogs are upended from the only home they’ve never known, confused about why they’re in these new surroundings without their familiar family. That’s what one video shows, after a dog was surrendered by his family after 2 years — but beneath the heartbreak, there is hope. Last month, a … [Read more...] about Dog left heartbroken after being surrendered to shelter after 2 years: “He doesn’t understand where his person went”
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Monks Built ‘Floating’ Cliff Monasteries on Rock Pillars in the Clouds 700 Years Ago—Here’s Why
Sell everything you own. Longing for inner peace, who hasn’t thought of doing this at some point? Well, some have done it. In 9th-century Greece, ascetics sought seclusion from worldly travails by climbing the towering cliffs of the Pindus Mountains in Thessaly. Amid these pillar-like formations, they found blissful quietude. The view from these cliffs was a religious … [Read more...] about Monks Built ‘Floating’ Cliff Monasteries on Rock Pillars in the Clouds 700 Years Ago—Here’s Why
Not Only The Hottest On Record, Summer 2023 Was Hottest For 2,000 Years
Our instrumental record doesn’t stretch back far, but proxies reveal the non-tropical Northern Hemisphere has not been this hot for millennia. The Northern Hemisphere’s summer was a scorcher, pushed off the charts by a combination of global heating and El Niño. Given the much higher baseline today, and how exceptional it was, some people speculated last summer may have been the … [Read more...] about Not Only The Hottest On Record, Summer 2023 Was Hottest For 2,000 Years
Carbon Dioxide Increase Is Fastest It Has Ever Been In Last 50,000 Years
The rate is 10 times higher than the fastest natural rate experienced by our planet in thousands of years. The pace of carbon dioxide (CO2) accumulation in the Earth's atmosphere is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, surpassing any natural occurrences over the past 50,000 years by a factor of ten. Undoubtedly, human activities are reshaping the planet's climate, a … [Read more...] about Carbon Dioxide Increase Is Fastest It Has Ever Been In Last 50,000 Years
Florida woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for abusing Husky with rubber mallet: ‘Dog lived in fear’
A Florida woman, Elizabeth Jaimes, has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars after she was caught on camera abusing a Husky named Maya. Jaimes confessed to repeatedly striking the dog with a rubber mallet. The disturbing footage captured Jaimes inflicting harm upon Kimberly Johns' beloved pet. According to prosecutors, Jaimes moved into a residence in Tampa … [Read more...] about Florida woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for abusing Husky with rubber mallet: ‘Dog lived in fear’