From the wilds of Ecuador and Peru come Monkey Orchids, beautiful flowers with monkey faces (when you squeeze them the right way) If you don't see why this orchid gets its name, move back from your screen a few feet and take another look. Close up, the similarity is good. From a distance it's incredible. Monkey Orchids in Ecuadorian and Peruvian Cloud Forests These wonderful monkey orchids thrive in the south-eastern Ecuadorian and Peruvian cloud forests. Most people have never seen … [Read more...]
Icebergs Wandering to New Zealand Create New Economic Opportunities
CNN reported icebergs that broke off Antarctic ice shelves are heading for New Zealand. One measuring 30 feet high is now 160 miles southeast of New Zealand's Stewart Island. Satellite photos indicate they're hundreds of icebergs roaming throughout the Pacific. Unlike tornadoes, hurricanes, earth quakes, tsunamis, oil slicks and human junk floating in the oceans, icebergs are rather benign objects unless a ship happens to ram into one. But if air traffic controllers can keep jets from … [Read more...]