A Nature's Path

Rain is becoming more frequent in Greenland and accelerating the melting of its ice, a new study has found. Scientists say they're "surprised" to discover rain falling even during the long Arctic winter. ( bbc.co.uk   Article by David Shukman) Photo credit: voanews.com/a/study-greenland-ice-melting-faster-than-previously-thought Photo credit: matadornetwork.com/trips/images-capture-barren-beauty-greenland-perfectly Facts about Greenland -  greenland-travel.com Greenland is the world's largest island and is larger than the following countries combined: France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Switzerland and Belgium The closest country is Canada which is only 26 kilometers away Greeland's southernmost point lies on the same latitude as Oslo in Norway The majority of Greenland's population lives in towns.  48,000 inhabitants of Greenland live in its 16 towns and the other 8,500 inhabitants live in the country's...

Via  bbc.co.uk Are your friends just like you, or do opposites attract in your world? (bbc.co.uk) Are you stuck in a social bubble, or do your friends all have different backgrounds and outlooks from you? (bbc.co.uk) "The research shows that people like to remain optimistic, they like to feel they are diverse and tolerant," says Ipsos Mori's Glenn Gottfried, who oversaw the fieldwork. "It is a very positive finding, even if... we may not do as much as we think we should to escape the 'social bubble' we live in." Social bubble via  dreamstime.com 3 ways to break out of your social media bubble by Straith Schreder via  blog.mozilla.org 1. Get to know your digital neighbours, IRL 2. Keep a balanced (media) diet 3. Scroll through someone else's feed At  Social Bubble Bath IRL Podcast  Veronica Belmont looks at how social media can create, break and filter bubbles. Veronica Belmont : Imagine everything in your line of sight is ...