Headliners: Adventure in 60 Seconds
ByMary Anne Potts
July 14, 2008
2 min readA roundup of the latest adventure news, by Mindy Zacharjasz
Looking for the next "hot" surfing spot? Pro-surfer C. J. Kanuha caught some 200-degree waves just 20 feet from lava at what is perhaps the world’s most active volcano, Kilauea in Hawaii. A little melted surfboard wax and peeling feet (and photog Kirk Lee Aeder’s newly circulating photos
Kilauea’s guzzling cauldron makes for more than just extreme surfing: Puna Geothermal Venture lives on the volcano, producing 20 percent of the Big Island’s power by converting steam into geothermal energy. How does proposes to cool buildings with seawater, rather than fossil fuel-based air-conditioning. And with greenhouse gas emissions climbing at an astounding rate, researchers are starting to get creative. Methane from cow burps could be generating up to 30 percent of Argentina’s total greenhouse emissions, new research shows, so a new diet for Bessie with an emphasis on tannins may be on the way.
Despite the hiccups with the iPhone 3G, a million new phones sold this weekend (that’s more than twice the populations of Belize and Guam combined). Looking for hand-held cycling and hiking tips from the pros? The new GoLearn Cycling and Hiking apps (among 500 new additions to the App Store) are just a few clicks away.
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