Comments on: The polluted city of Norilsk, Siberia http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/10/19/the-polluted-city-of-norilsk-siberia/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:22:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Alex Turnbull http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/10/19/the-polluted-city-of-norilsk-siberia/comment-page-1/#comment-206890 Alex Turnbull Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:36:09 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=9161#comment-206890 <p>Thanks sendmoreinfo, now fixed.</p> Thanks sendmoreinfo, now fixed.

]]> By: sendmoreinfo http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/10/19/the-polluted-city-of-norilsk-siberia/comment-page-1/#comment-206879 sendmoreinfo Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:02:05 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=9161#comment-206879 <p>It's Nadezhda, not Nadezhga</p> It’s Nadezhda, not Nadezhga

]]> By: Mad http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/10/19/the-polluted-city-of-norilsk-siberia/comment-page-1/#comment-206877 Mad Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:58:48 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=9161#comment-206877 <p>If you look more west you find the pink city of Kayerkan! ;-) Why are the pictures blurred?</p> If you look more west you find the pink city of Kayerkan! ;-) Why are the pictures blurred?

]]> By: Cope http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/10/19/the-polluted-city-of-norilsk-siberia/comment-page-1/#comment-206874 Cope Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:19:38 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=9161#comment-206874 <p>An excellent post!</p> <p>Not to in any way discount the environmental damage being done there, nor to disparage the veracity of CNN (snicker), but I find it hard to believe that no trees grow within 45km (or 48km as the Wikipedia article quotes CNN as saying) of this place. A quick look here: lat/lng:69.4821,88.3751 shows trees in abundance, less than 20km from Norilsk. Looking at some of the Panoramio photos taken in the area, one also sees many apparently healthy trees. (I know that photos sometimes get placed incorrectly, but there are many, many photos showing trees.) Lots of other photos show no trees, but it is frozen tundra, after all. This photo: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12857196 apparently taken in the nearby city of Talnakh (~19km NE of Norilsk), shows trees in the foreground, and a forest in the background. Perhaps the dead trees are only in the direction of the prevailing wind?</p> An excellent post!

Not to in any way discount the environmental damage being done there, nor to disparage the veracity of CNN (snicker), but I find it hard to believe that no trees grow within 45km (or 48km as the Wikipedia article quotes CNN as saying) of this place. A quick look here: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth shows trees in abundance, less than 20km from Norilsk. Looking at some of the Panoramio photos taken in the area, one also sees many apparently healthy trees. (I know that photos sometimes get placed incorrectly, but there are many, many photos showing trees.) Lots of other photos show no trees, but it is frozen tundra, after all. This photo: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12857196 apparently taken in the nearby city of Talnakh (~19km NE of Norilsk), shows trees in the foreground, and a forest in the background. Perhaps the dead trees are only in the direction of the prevailing wind?

]]> By: Wayne http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/10/19/the-polluted-city-of-norilsk-siberia/comment-page-1/#comment-206869 Wayne Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:49:27 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=9161#comment-206869 <p>here's a bit of BIG mine</p> <p>http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=h&hl=en&ll=69.281701,88.173866&z=14</p> <p>and some image weirdness</p> <p>http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=h&hl=en&ll=69.275111,87.968903&z=12</p> <p>(and also some snow)</p> <p>http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=h&hl=en&ll=69.335107,87.886505&z=13</p> <p>I couldn't find the ICBM's myself - but this lake doesn't look very healthy</p> <p>http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=h&hl=en&ll=69.386357,88.107948&z=13</p> here’s a bit of BIG mine

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

and some image weirdness

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

(and also some snow)

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

I couldn’t find the ICBM’s myself - but this lake doesn’t look very healthy

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Andreas http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/10/19/the-polluted-city-of-norilsk-siberia/comment-page-1/#comment-206868 Andreas Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:32:59 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=9161#comment-206868 <p>Impressive - keep the good work up, Daniel! I found a video on Youtube that gives you a feeling of what life must be like for those poor people living there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWbdIfvtpdg&feature=player_profilepage</p> Impressive – keep the good work up, Daniel! I found a video on Youtube that gives you a feeling of what life must be like for those poor people living there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWbdIfvtpdg&feature=player_profilepage

]]> By: Michael http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/10/19/the-polluted-city-of-norilsk-siberia/comment-page-1/#comment-206859 Michael Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:38:28 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=9161#comment-206859 <p>Great first post! I hope there comes more of that stuff. And especially hope that you can keep the daily posts again :-)</p> Great first post! I hope there comes more of that stuff. And especially hope that you can keep the daily posts again :-)

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