A Year of Extremes, Seen by NASA
By Michael Frank, Adventure Journal on December 30th, 2011
From the massive tsunami that struck Japan, to melting and calving glaciers in Antarctica, and volcanic eruptions in Russia and Chile, the images from space are awesome in their detail and strong reminders of what a tough year it’s been, not just fiscally, but PHYSICALLY…naturally. When you see the hard swat at the earth in the wake of a tornado or a hurricane, it puts the minutia of politics, of people, in a context where we feel tiny, and that’s probably very apt.
