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[sepdet]

[Nov 28, 2022] With that mixture of OH SHIT and OH WOW that one so often feels about mother nature at her most powerful, I see that Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth, has started erupting.

Screengrab from summit webcam just now, dawn in Hawai‘i:

(Not sure how wide this field of view is, but Mauna Loa is unimaginably vast, about 75 miles /120 km across and much taller than Everest if you remove the Pacific Ocean.)

Thermal cam from last night showing the lava pouring across the summit caldera floor:

Latest update from Hawaii Volcano Observatory says lava hasn't yet left summit caldera. Let's hope it doesn't. Hawaiians know better than I which emergency services to listen to for updates. Praying for y'all that Pele puts on a show without choosing to come makai.

See HVO's Mauna Loa Updates for latest observations as well as emergency maps, information, FAQs, links, and more.

[earthstory]

Double rainbow over the active lava lake in Halemaumau crater, Kilauea Caldera, Hawaii

[automediamk]

Toyota Hulux ќе вози и на масло од фритеза

Toyota ќе одобри во дизел моторите во пикапот Hilux и во теренскиот Land Cruiser во иднина да се користи синтетски произведен HVO-дизел. Сите мотори за овие два модели, што ќе се произведат по првиот квартал в година, соодветно ќе бидат приспособени за синтетското гориво. Поимот за HVO-гориво во иднина ќе се среќава сé повеќе, како […]

[starzec]

Slobodan Praljak, one of the commanders of HVO  convicted by ICTY for taking part in joint criminal enterprise responsible for war crimes in the Mostar and Herzegovina areas, committed suicide in court today after his appeal was overturned, shouting that he’s innocent.

Dretelj, from Makeshift series.

The camp was reportedly overcrowded and the inmates were physically abused. There was a lack of food and many inmates suffered from malnutrition. There was also a general lack of hygiene at this camp. Bosnian Croat authorities who allegedly ran the camp admitted to Helsinki Watch representatives that the camp conditions were substandard. They blamed overcrowding as the reason for the substandard conditions. The inmates were reportedly subjected to various forms of torture including having needles pushed under their finger and toe nails, being burned with candles and cigarettes, having their tongues impaled with knives, being forced to give guards rides on their backs, and being forced to eat grass and drink their own urine. Other prisoners were forced to lick the toilets clean. According to one report, several prisoners managed to survive detention at this facility, although an undetermined number of prisoners were tortured and killed at Dretelj. (source: ICRC Final Report, Annex VIII: Camps)

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Nordbat 2 | The Heros in Vares General Chat

I remember reading an article about Swedish Peacekeepers in the Balkans that, after seeing a massacred town, “were done negotiating”. Today I found that someone had translated it to English, so I am going to share it with you all.

You will find the full article on the 4th post.

[ultraeverlastinggopstopper]

Troops of the 101st Bosanki Brod Brigade of the Croatian Defense Council. c. 1992-1995.