Rescue workers have nearly reached two Australian miners trapped for two weeks but ran into problems Sunday.
The jackhammers used to dig threw a collapsed tunnel were unable to penetrate the last rock barrier separating the miners from rescuers.
Officials said the rock was up to five times harder than concrete and they had resorted to "low-shock blasting."
The miners were able to survive the tunnel collapse in a steel cage and have been surviving by consuming water and food through a PVC pipe that was snaked down to the men last Monday. Until then they drank water dripping from rocks and shared a snack bar.
The Australian nation has been captivated by the fortitude and spirit of the miners whose communications with rescuers have been broadcast by the media.
Rescuers face unexpected problems in reaching Australian miners
Find friends at AsiaPacificUniverse.com!
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Michelle Wie enters third round and history books
Although rain washed out the third round, Michelle Wie made history as the first woman to make the cut in a major men's tour event since 1945.
The Hawaiian-born Wie entered the third round of the SK Telecom Open on Saturday in South Korea.
Michelle Wie waves at the SK Telecom Open in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, May 5, where she became the first woman to make cut in PGA tour since 1945. AP photo from Yahoo News.
Babe Zaharias was the last woman to make the cut on the PGA Tour at the 1945 Tucson Open.
The accomplishment may have been sweeter as it came in Wie's ancestral homeland of Korea, where both her parents were born. Her arrival in the country has fueled a media frenzy.
The Hawaiian-born Wie entered the third round of the SK Telecom Open on Saturday in South Korea.
Michelle Wie waves at the SK Telecom Open in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, May 5, where she became the first woman to make cut in PGA tour since 1945. AP photo from Yahoo News.
Babe Zaharias was the last woman to make the cut on the PGA Tour at the 1945 Tucson Open.
The accomplishment may have been sweeter as it came in Wie's ancestral homeland of Korea, where both her parents were born. Her arrival in the country has fueled a media frenzy.
Friday, May 05, 2006
China uses artificial rain to wash off dust
China has been plagued with huge dust storms directly connected with global warming.
Some of these have even had effects as far as Japan. The worst storm this April dumped 336,000 tons of sand on Beijing. South Korea was blanketed by the same storm as is still covered with yellow dust. Studies in Mongolia have shown that dust storms reduce lung capacity.
Tourists at the Komolo Glacier in Tibet, where global warming is reducing glaciers by 7 percent annually causing drought and expanding deserts. AFP photo from Yahoo News
Glacier-melting caused by global warming is the culprit in increasing desertification of grasslands. This in turn leads to the "yellow dust" storms that are becoming increasingly common.
The Beijing Weather Modification Office said that it will conduct a cloud-seeding operation to help wash away the dust from the last storm.
"A total of 163 pieces of cigarette-like sticks containing silver iodide were burned and seven rocket shells were launched in six districts and counties, which resulted in the heaviest rainfall in Beijing this spring," the official Xinhua news agency said.
Some of these have even had effects as far as Japan. The worst storm this April dumped 336,000 tons of sand on Beijing. South Korea was blanketed by the same storm as is still covered with yellow dust. Studies in Mongolia have shown that dust storms reduce lung capacity.
Tourists at the Komolo Glacier in Tibet, where global warming is reducing glaciers by 7 percent annually causing drought and expanding deserts. AFP photo from Yahoo News
Glacier-melting caused by global warming is the culprit in increasing desertification of grasslands. This in turn leads to the "yellow dust" storms that are becoming increasingly common.
The Beijing Weather Modification Office said that it will conduct a cloud-seeding operation to help wash away the dust from the last storm.
"A total of 163 pieces of cigarette-like sticks containing silver iodide were burned and seven rocket shells were launched in six districts and counties, which resulted in the heaviest rainfall in Beijing this spring," the official Xinhua news agency said.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
