The incredible African city being 'swallowed by the desert' as homes sink under sand
Chinguetti is a historically important fortified city and medieval trading centre in northern Mauritania with a population of around 5,000.
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow homes and history
An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be ...
‘Islands’ Review: There’s Trouble In Paradise In Jan-Ole Gerster’s Slow-Burn Drama – Berlin Film Festival
Soon after, Jan-Ole Gerster’s slow-burn drama ignites when a watchful new hotel guest, Anne ( Stacy Martin ), arrives wanting tennis lessons for her 7-year-old. But she seems to yearn for something ...
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Surviving Stranded: Finding Water on a Deserted Island
"Learn life-saving survival tricks for finding water on a desert island. Rated Red is your go-to channel for everything Heartland! From epic food and cars to military life, video games, and outdoor ...
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Sustainability assessment for an offshore coral reef island based on scenario simulation and emergy analysis
To this end, we proposed a quantitative evaluation method for the sustainable development of offshore coral reef islands based on the combination of scenario simulation and emergy analysis. This ...
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Desert Island Discs
Image: Roy Plomley relaxes on his desert island for an Arena Special in 1981. Desert Island Discs was devised by Roy Plomley, who presented the first edition on 29 January 1942. It was recorded ...
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Nick Cave: Desert Island Discs
Nick Cave has appeared on Desert Island Discs, the long-running BBC Radio show which asks its guests to name the eight songs they'd choose to keep if they were banished to a desert island. Cave, whose ...
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Desert Sky Cinema closing permanently Thursday
After 25 years of blockbusters and bombs, Desert Sky Cinema in Sahuarita is closing its doors for good. Co-owner Tom Becker said Thursday will be the last time movies will be shown on the theater ...
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The potential of wetlands and barrier islands as a coastal defense in mitigating the storm surge
selective island removal, the absence of all islands, and scenarios with and without marsh vegetation. The study introduces an attenuation rate function based on the prediction factor that improves ...
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Nick Cave reveals he was 'repelled' by work after the death of his son and how his family are now the 'driving force' behind his work in emotional Desert Island Discs
In a candid and wide-ranging interview, the Australian musician opened up about his battles with grief and heroin addiction on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. Cave's 15-year-old son Arthur died ...
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Nick Cave says the death of his sons made him realise art is not ‘everything’
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...