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A blizzard is a severe storm condition characterized by strong winds and reduced visibility. By definition, the difference between blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind. To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have winds in excess of 56 km/h (35 mph) with blowing or drifting snow which reduces visibility to 400 meters or ¼ mile or less and must last for a prolonged period of time — typically three hours or more. Ground blizzards require high winds to stir up already fallen snow...

His name is Simon Christen, he is a professional animator and an aspiring photographer. He grew up in Bern, Switzerland. During high school he was introduced to computer graphics (CG) and started playing around with programs such as Photoshop and 3D Studio Max. He quickly became fascinated with CG and threw himself into learning as much as possible...

A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. The adjective montane is used to describe mountainous areas and things associated with them. The study of mountains is called Orography. Exogeology deals with planetary mountains, which in that branch of science are usually called montes (singular—mons). The highest mountain on earth is the Mount Everest 8,848 m (29,029 ft)...

These photos were released Jan. 31 by Survival International, a tribal-advocacy group. This is a previously unknown and uncontacted tribe that lives in Brazilian jungle. The tribe was spotted not far from the Peruvian border. The Indian could be Panoan, a native tribe in the area. People are in good health, they have weapons and even gardens with banana plants...

Dubai's Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum presented this island to the "Formula 1" seven-time champion Michael Schumacher in 2007. Its cost is estimated at around 4.5 million euros. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; Muḥammad bin Rāshid al Maktūm), also Sheikh Mohammed, (born July 22, 1949), is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and absolute monarch of Dubai...

Afghanistan (/æfˈɡænɪstæn/; افغانستان afġānistān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked and mountainous country in south-central Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east, Iran in the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the far northeast. The territories now comprising Afghanistan have been an ancient focal point of the Silk Road and human migration...

Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from various positions along many streets in the world. It was launched on May 25, 2007, originally only in several cities in the United States, and has since gradually expanded to include more cities and rural areas worldwide. Google Street View displays images taken from a fleet of specially adapted cars...