Images Dated 15th October 2010

Detail of West Thumb Geyser Basin emptying into Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, USA

The West Thumb Geyser Basin, including Potts Basin to the north, is the largest geyser basin on the shores of Yellowstone Lake. Generally all geyser field sites are located near active volcanic areas, and the geyser effect is due to the proximity of magma. Surface water works its way down to an average depth of around 2, 000 meters where it contacts hot rocks. The resultant boiling of the pressurized water results in the geyser effect of hot water and steam spraying out of the geysers surface vent

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A man crosses the street during thunderstorms in Havana

A man crosses the street near the Capitol building during thunderstorms in Havana October 14, 2010. A weakening Tropical Storm Paula moved ashore in Cuba on Thursday and neared the Cuban capital, where thunderstorms raked the city with winds and driving rain. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the eye of the small storm was now 40 miles (60 km) southwest of Havana, its top winds had dropped to 60 miles per hour (95 kph) and would continue falling. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Map of Turkey and Middle East, circa. 1760. From Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du

Map of Turkey and Middle East, circa. 1760. From Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre by Cartographer Rigobert Bonne. Published Geneva circa. 1760

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