In China, for example, sand dunes have been advancing upon some villages at the rate of 65 feet (20 meters) per year [source: NASA]. In many cases, fencing will arrest sand dune migration. In some cases, people actually drench the sand with crude oil to stop the movement -- not the...
with 2.7 million of those bites are from poisonous snakes. Snake venom cancause blindness, necrosis, and death. There are usuallyonly five or sixsnakebite-related fatalities per year in the U.S., while Indiais believed to
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The Vikings' glorious attitude toward death was key to their success on the battlefields of Europe, writes Tom Shippey in Laughing Shall I Die, Lives and Deaths of the Great Vikings. This fatalistic ‘’Viking mindset,’’ he says, was a kind of death cult—a psychological edge that allowe...
Tourists can no longer climb to the top of the Kukulkan Pyramid due to UNESCO status and a few deaths over the years from falling. The sun is unrelenting. Wear a hat, apply sunscreen and take plenty of water. If possible, arrive as soon as the gates open in the morning. ...
Snake venom can cause blindness, necrosis, and death. There are usually only five or six snakebite-related fatalities per year in the U.S., while India is believed to have the most with about half of the world’s snake bites each year. #2. Human Pixabay #2. Human Number of people ...
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