Long Term effects of Storms and Bad Forest Practices

Long time no blog again, mainly due to work, and, oddly, The Weather!. The last few weeks have been wild out here on the West Coast. We’ve had winds reaching 175kph, Category 2 Hurricane Force. We’ve also had torrentional rain, and a good dump of snow. All of which has made the ground fragile and …

A little taste of Iraq

From the CBC “We are getting some reports of customers getting aggressive with our crews because they want their power restored,” Moreno said. “Please be patient with us, we need our space to work and to work safely. We understand that you’re frustrated right now. But we are trying the best we can to get …

Higher Education targetted in Iraq Civil War

This is courtesy of Treasure of Baghdad. Civil war in Iraq has reached its peak. Everyday a new aspect of life dies. … After the U.S.-led occupation to Iraq, education deteriorated form its steady situation where students and professors were able to exchange knowledge despite the oppression of the former regime and the U.S.-U.N. sanctions …