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Florida Is Sinking
Photo © 2016 Stephen B. Morton for The New York TimesFlorida is Sinking and Only One Presidential Candidate Believes that Climate Change is Realclick on the graphic above for a larger viewTrump's...
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Weekend in New England
The Spectacular Casco Bay, Portland, MaineFollow Phillipon instagram@majikphilon facebook@phillipsnaturalworldon twitter@philzcatz The Ram Island Ledge LighthouseRam Island Ledge is a jagged finger of...
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Will Hurricane Matthew Big "The Big One?"
Early morning Tuesday, September 27, 2016, the storm is massive as it approaches the Lesser Antilles. End to end Matthew stretches across at least 500 miles of open ocean.A tropical wave located...
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10 Possible October Surprises
10 Possible October Surprises 2016What is an "October Surprise?"Any political event orchestrated (or apparently orchestrated) in the month before an election, in the hopes of affecting the outcome of...
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Hot Pink, Flaming Torch Bromeliad
The hot-pink, Flaming Torch Bromeliads are in bloom this week.Enjoy them while you can. They don't last long. Of all the bromeliads in the Florida garden this one is perhaps the most dramatic and...
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Globalization and Florida Trees' Extinction
Phillip, hiking along Crescent Lake in Olympic National Parkearly October, 2016Redbay and Florida Avocado Face Extinction from Laurel WiltOne of my favorite trees, the Redbay (Persea borbonia) will...
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Ghosts of Halloweens Past
The 10065 Zip Code (Manhattan, Upper East Side) is probably one of the best places in the world to see extravagant Halloween Displays for free. These are some favorites. Falcone Mansion Werewolves...
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Canada's Glaciers
There are over 3,000 glaciers in Canada's Rocky and Columbia Mountains of Alberta and British Columbia, covering an area of 4,298 km², with an average glacier size of 1.3 km². This means that the...
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Halloween in Chicago
Happy HalloweenFollow Phillipon instagram@majikphilon facebook@phillipsnaturalworldon twitter@philzcatzWalker Stalker Cruise GiveawayENTER TO WINbut do it fast. . .you've got less than a week to...
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Picnicking in the Land of the Walking Dead
My favorite place to hang out and relax while exploring the Land of THE WALKING DEAD is on Whitewater Creek at Starr's Mill, located at the intersection of GA 74 and GA 85 about a mile north of Senoia,...
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Florida Fall Colors: Purple
A Polka-Dot Wasp Moth (Syntomeida epilais) and a Bumble Bee on Garberia (Garberia heterophylla). Garberia is an old-growth Florida native shrub that is virtually extinct. It is so rare that it has no...
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Florida's Fountain of Youth
We had a nice walk around a mostly deserted De Leon Springs State Park recently. I'm reluctant to share these photos as it might encourage crowds to converge on this largely unspoiled slice of old...
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Cotton Fields and the Southeast Drought
An Upland Cotton bloom (Gossypium hirsutum) grown in my garden in Florida from seeds collected in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. The plant is native to Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and...
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Walking Man
Crescent Lake, Olympic National Park© Phillip LottMoving in silent desperation, keeping an eye on the Holy Land.A hypothetical destination, say, who is this walking man?Well, the leaves have come to...
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Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park
Does this forest look familiar? It should +Twilight fans this is the rainforest near the real (and mythical) town of Forks, Washington +Twilight Fans, and it does feel as otherworldly in person as it...
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Florida Thanksgiving
Despite the persistent hot and very dry weather the sunflower trees (Tithonia diversifolia) have survived. They attract plenty of butterflies and bees.Follow Phillipon instagram@majikphilon...
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The End of the Earth: Population Bomb
Sometimes it’s difficult to fathom that the world could actually become even more crowded than it is today—especially when elbowing through a teeming Delhi market, hustling across a frenetic Tokyo...
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Drought Induced Fires Rage in the Southeast USA
Above: Gatlinburg Inn Surrounded by FirePhoto: Tennessee Highway Patrol Below: On November 29, 2016, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured a...
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The Secret Life of Bees
Imagine For a Minute You Are a BeeIt's time to leave your hive, or your underground burrow, and forage for pollen. Pollen is the stuff that flowers use to reproduce. But it’s also essential grub for...
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Westworld Finale and Sun Shots
Much like the center of the maze, we’ve been progressing toward a revelation in “Westworld” that’s been teasingly within our grasp all along. We’ve been making discoveries right alongside the hosts —...
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