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You might have been lucky enough to see a shooting star or two
already since the Lyrid Meteor Shower began on April 16.
But your chances are best when it reaches its peak overnight between
Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22 - TODAY!!!
When the Earth passes through this trail of material, pieces fall into the atmosphere
and burn up - which is why we can see them as a streak of light in the sky.
The Lyrids are named after the constellation of Lyra, which contains the star Vega, because their path across the night sky appears to originate from that group of stars.
And today Earth Day turns 50!!!
The theme for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is climate action, and it could not be more timely. Right now, as the world struggles to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and to balance economic concerns with health concerns in lockdown,
it is also seeing the incidental positives of a lockdown.
So, on one hand is the gravely worrying oil price crash due to low demand in lockdown, while on the other is the steep drop in pollution levels
because there is no industrial work, no air traffic or road traffic.
The pandemic has forced the world to stand at a crossroads where we need to examine orole in allowing this crisis and reconfigure our lives in such a way that while the wheels of the economy keep moving, we don’t lose sight of the basics.
And Earth Day is the perfect time to do that.
What do you think about a mini about Earth and the Quarantine??
already since the Lyrid Meteor Shower began on April 16.
But your chances are best when it reaches its peak overnight between
Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22 - TODAY!!!
When the Earth passes through this trail of material, pieces fall into the atmosphere
and burn up - which is why we can see them as a streak of light in the sky.
The Lyrids are named after the constellation of Lyra, which contains the star Vega, because their path across the night sky appears to originate from that group of stars.
And today Earth Day turns 50!!!
The theme for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is climate action, and it could not be more timely. Right now, as the world struggles to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and to balance economic concerns with health concerns in lockdown,
it is also seeing the incidental positives of a lockdown.
So, on one hand is the gravely worrying oil price crash due to low demand in lockdown, while on the other is the steep drop in pollution levels
because there is no industrial work, no air traffic or road traffic.
The pandemic has forced the world to stand at a crossroads where we need to examine orole in allowing this crisis and reconfigure our lives in such a way that while the wheels of the economy keep moving, we don’t lose sight of the basics.
And Earth Day is the perfect time to do that.
What do you think about a mini about Earth and the Quarantine??
