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A message from the residents of Unst, Shetland to the SaxaVord Spaceport which as applied for a licence to start dropping large, disused rocket components into the sea north of Shetland.
It's website highlights its “founding commitment” to “minimise our environmental impact on earth and in space”.
It adds: “We will work with launch operators to track returning components and record jettisoned material entering the marine environment.”
Yeah right...
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On Monday afternoon I was watching a flock of over 50 Barnacle Geese at Spiggie, Shetland and found an individual wearing a colour ring inscribed 'S3'. Today I received the news from Dr. Larry Griffin that the bird was ringed as an adult female at Nordenskiold, Svalbard over 11 years ago on the 27th July 2015!
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Someone asked if I knew he was there. Oh yeah, I knew. 😁 Also, has anyone else seen that business man arm reach over from the corner of your screen and point at the “promote” button, yet? I honestly jumped. That was a little rude.
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It's nearly the end of October, the clocks have gone back, and once again we are moving steadily into the darker months. 🌙
If you need a little more light in your life then don't forget that Orkney Library & Archive have a collection of loanable WINTERING WELL KITS! 💡
ALT A wintering well kit SAD lamp in long grass beside the sea. There is a rainbow in the background.
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#StormBoelo in Aberystwyth tonight.
Video by @ViningSmith
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Do you like honey? Of course you do. The trouble is, if you buy cheap ‘honey’ in squeezy plastic bottles with a label saying it’s the produce of several countries, it may well contain little to no genuine, 100% bee-made nectar. Chances are it’s just composed of synthetic syrup.
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Look! The ash plume from Taal Volcano’s eruption this evening was momentarily streaked with volcanic lightning, as recorded by the Buco (VTBC) and Calauit (VTCT) observation stations of Taal Volcano Network.
#TaalVolcano
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LOOK: Sped-up thermal camera footages of minor phreatomagmatic eruption at the Main Crater of Taal Volcano that occurred at 06:06 PM today, 08 October 2026 and lasted five (5) minutes based on seismic and camera recordings of the Taal Volcano Network.
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LOOK: Sped-up camera footage of a minor phreatomagmatic eruption at the Main Crater of Taal Volcano, which occurred at 04:52 AM today, 22 October 2026. The event generated a plume that rose 1200 meters above the crater, as recorded by the Daang Kastila (VTDK) thermal and Lower Calauit (VTLC) IP Cameras. Alert Level 1 is maintained over Taal Volcano.
#TaalVolcano
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LOOK: Sped-up camera footage of a minor phreatomagmatic eruption at the Main Crater of Taal Volcano, which occurred at 11:41 PM yesterday, 21 October 2026. The event generated a plume that rose 3000 meters above the crater, as recorded by the Daang Kastila (VTDK) thermal and Lower Calauit (VTLC) IP Cameras. Alert Level 1 is maintained over Taal Volcano.
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Perhaps it didn’t make the news in your media.
Yesterday, russia damaged the Book Chamber of Ukraine in Kyiv.
It holds 15+ million books, newspapers, magazines and maps published in Ukraine since 1917.
The collections are now at risk from moisture. Windows in the storage areas were blown out.
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Anyone who wants to start painting you don’t have to buy expensive brushes and paint. I picked up an £8 set of acrylic paints in the Works that came with three small brushes and a plastic palette
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“A beautiful deal”, "a rotten fish" and a very long journey back to Russia. My reflections on a dramatic week. And Valentina has sent me a present. #ReadingRussia
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Some amazing photos of my Grandad, Ralph, from a calendar of 1966. Very little except scaffolding has changed in thatching since then. #dodsonthatchers #dodsonthatching #masterthatchers #ruralcrafts #cambridgeshire
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Kīlauea Eruption Update — Episode 55 of lava fountaining!
After nearly two months since episode 54 of lava fountaining (Aug. 25, 2026), episode 55 of Kīlauea summit lava fountaining began at 3:19 a.m. HST this morning, October 17, and is ongoing.
This is the 55th lava fountaining episode in the Kīlauea summit caldera eruption in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park that began on December 23, 2024. It occurs following weeks of intermittent spatter, low-dome fountains, and lava flows from the eruptive vent complex. The lava fountain from the north vent reached an estimated 700 feet high above the vent around 5 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time.
The eruptive plume is reaching an estimated 25,000 feet above sea level. According to the National Weather Service, winds are blowing from the north-northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the south-southwest.
Fountaining episodes typically last 12 hours or less, but ash can remain in the air for longer depending on wind and weather conditions.
Please stay aware of hazards and rely on official updates from USGS, National Weather Service, and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.
🎥 Video of episode 55 on October 17, 2026.
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