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Monday 9 November 2015

Panic, deaths as Yemen's Socotra hit by new cyclone

As Megh flew straight over Socotra Island, this cyclone was ever worse than Chapala!
Although no casualties were made by Chapala, this time it did when a house collapsed and 2 people died. Many are wounded and losts of houses destroyed, help is on the way by the Emirates Red Cresent (ERC).

Ref.:
http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/middle-east/112168-panic-deaths-yemen-socotra-cyclone
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/emirates-red-crescent-rushes-aid-to-socotra-in-wake-of-cyclone-1.1615674

Saturday 7 November 2015

Strenght to all Soqotri !

No words...




After the Chapala storm Tropical Cyclone Megh strengthening on approach to Socotra Island, Yemen

Yemen's Socotra Island just endured Cyclone Chapala and just a week later is facing a second tropical cyclone: Megh. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Megh and captured data on the strengthening storm on Nov., 6.

See details here



There was no record of a cyclone of Category 4 strength or stronger tracking as far south in the Arabian Sea prior to Chapala.
You may wonder, then, if there is any record of back-to-back cyclones within roughly a week's time affecting this region of the Arabian Sea.

Read more details here

Wednesday 4 November 2015

Chapala passed:

Three people killed (later said no one died), many wounded, infrastructure washed away or flooded... lots of work to fully recover!




Tuesday 20 October 2015

75 tonnes of food and medical supplies delivered for people of Socotra

Yemeni officials and the population of Socotra have received, with extreme joy, the 14th relief plane sent by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KF). It carried 75 tonnes of food and medical supplies

Talk: Discovery of Ancient Indian Ocean Caves


Francine Stone was led by chance into an unusual cave with inscrutable petroglyphs in its depths on the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean while working in Yemen as a researcher, historian, and environmental conservationist. Her academic specialty is in the early and medieval human geography of the Red Sea coast, Southern Arabia and Gulf of Aden.
Stone said, “The Indian Ocean Island of Socotra is a unique world on its surface and an astonishing legacy is to be found in its caves. Who were the ancient peoples who went deep into the Island’s darkness? What do we make of the signs –made in wonder, made in awe? - they left on those cavern walls?

Sunday 2 August 2015

The Karst and Caves of Sulawesi...

Based on the last finds as described below, I had to check it out...








And yes, they do look magnificent and there is probably still much more waiting to be discovered!

Wednesday 15 July 2015

More details of the Sulawesi cave art dating

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v514/n7521/full/nature13422.html


Cave artists of Sulawesi get a surprising date

Recently some ancient cave paintings got dated shedding new light on the dawn of human art and their geographical spread.

For more info and footage,check out:
http://www.aramcoworld.com/issue/201503/cave.artists.of.sulawesi.htm

Wednesday 1 April 2015

Mysterious Cave Art of an Island in the Arabian Sea

Mysterious Cave Art of an Island in the Arabian Sea

Mysterious Cave Art of an Island in the Arabian Sea

Thanks to Julian Jansen van Rensburg and some mutual efforts, we are pleased to present you:

http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/31/the-dahaisi-rock-art-expedition/

This blog will be updated on a regular basis over the course of the coming weeks, enjoy!