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SCATTERED AROUND THE US are the remnants of a space race from half a century ago.
Before they fell completely into disarray, Roland Miller decided to capture the ruins on camera.
In his book “Abandoned in Place” (available at the University of New Mexico Press and Amazon), Miller gives a glimpse of life in the areas left over from the missions that took us to the moon.
Here are some of the images featured in his book:
Source: NASA
Source: NASA
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Just been digging potatoes. They are small and the soil is VERY dry. We need rain. And not just a heavy thunderstorm. We need a week of gentle rain so it can soak in well.
@sean o’dhubhghaill: But sure when it rains the farmers are giving out that it’s too wet. There’s just no satisfying some people.
@sean o’dhubhghaill: I’ll take the sun over potatoes for my week off, could do without the carbs anyway
@sean o’dhubhghaill: yeah agree dug some basically sitting in ridges of dust.
@sean o’dhubhghaill: yis should water your potatoes lads.
@Stephen Deegan: when I was a farmer I was given out when it was to wet, to dry, to frosty, to sunny, it was part of the days work like milking the cows.
@sean o’dhubhghaill: nothing to do with rain, you’ve too much nitrogen in your soil. Nitrogen =Big plants and leaves, no tubers. Research NPK ratios for next year, you’ll be flying!:)
@Stephen Deegan: He said we need ‘gentle’ rain, not the kinda rain the farmers complain about-which we tend to get now-heavy down pours consisting of a months rain in 4 hours, which damages crops. You’re also right in that theres just no satisfying some people-evidently, judging by your comment
@sean o’dhubhghaill: no rain here in Italy for some time. It does happen as part of climatic patterns and change, but when the rain comes looks like it’ll be deluges and not great for the soil. We can try and hope to affect the first part, however we definitely can affect the second and the capture of and management of storm water as well as other risk mitigation! Long term effects will aid part 1!!
Weather is short term, climate longer term so remember the early 80s or 95 in Ireland, warm and drought everywhere! 95 was the mostly the only warm dry summer in a decade. The snows of Nov’10 haven’t returned but we had similar 30yrs prior. Better planning and less sensationalism from our so called leaders should be called for by every able minded voter!
@The Kev in Kevlar: he’s a fool end of
Like me spuds but also like the sun,
It’s a dilemma lads.
Bring it on . As someone who works outdoors , this summer has been the worst in at least 10 years . Need a bit of heat in the bones
So expect it to be cloudy, cold and wet then. That’s what happened last time.
@Steve O’Hara-Smith: Must be a miserable micro climate in your area – pretty sure most the rest of the country experienced heat peaking at 30 – 31c
@Gavin Conran: I think Donegal missed out last time, but it looks like Donegal will have high temperatures & sun this time along with the rest of the country.
This is all part of the great reset.
@Tommy Berry: What is??
@Stuart Birney: Anything the loons decide it is.
@Tommy Berry: LOL
Oh yesssssss…..
Key word ” Could” so let’s not get to excited LOL.
Nice
Global warmin Ireland to be 20 degrees colder than Torremolinos
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