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 Moments
Suns hine is delicious, rain is
ref res hing, wind b races us up,
snow is exhilarating; t here is
real l y no suc h t hing as bad
weat her, onl y di f ferent kinds of
good weat her.
John Ruskin
LI FE isnt about wai ting
for t he storm to pass, i ts
about l earning to DANCE
in t he rain.
Vivian Greene
Feelings are muc h like
wa ves. We cant stop
t hem f rom coming, but
we can c hoose w hic h
one to sur f.
Anon
Some peopl e feel
t he rain, ot hers just
get wet
Bob Mar ley
Never cut a t ree down in
t he winter time. Never make
a negati ve decision in t he
l ow time. Never make your
most impor tant decisions
w hen you are in your
worst moods. Wai t.
Be patient. T he storm
wil l pass. T he spring
wil l come.
Rober t H. Schuller
You can no more win a
war, t han you can win an
ear t hquake.
Jeannette Rankin
Adopt t he pace of nat ure:
her sec ret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Raise your words, not your
voice. I t is rain t hat g rows
f l owers not t hunder.
Rumi
Onl y one t hing t hat you can see
and hear t hat is beauti f ul and
f rightening at t he same time, and
t hat is a t hunder storm.
R.K Cowles
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CONTENTS Moments 01

Colour Me Beautiful 12 Fun Facts 04

Rockin Natural Beauty

4EXLRHIV06
History and Heritage
When t he World Gets Wild 18 Roving Reporter
Series 08

Thinking Caps 38
Animal Magnetism
Animal X-Men 22
Move That Body 42

Science Seeker
Journey to t he Cent re of t he Eart h 28 Brain Freeze 50

Attention Grabber 52

Stranger Than Fiction

Freaky Phenomenon
34 Wiki Junior 60

For Arts Sake! 62

Sports Zone 44
Sur fs Up
Junior Kitchen 63

Health and Wellness Laugh Out Loud 64

Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud
48

On the cover:
Get curious and
For Mum and Dad 58 inspired by the
Around Asia in Four Seasons power of this
dynamic planet!
 Chai rman Lim Geok Khoon

Editors Note

ASIA AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Hey Kids!
Pu blis her/Editoria l Di rector
We can sometimes forget that the planet we live on is a Joh n Thet | thet@asiangeo.com

living, breathing thing, constantly changing and growing E DITORI AL

just like we are. Editor
Alice Grainger | alice@asiangeo.com
Editoria l I ntern
But when the Ear th goes through a growth spur t, then Oliver Ja rvis | oliver@asiangeo.com
we cer tainly know about it: Things can get pretty extreme Claire Wee | claire@asiangeo.com
Associate Editor
when the natural world throws up things like volcanoes Ian Seld rup | ian@asiangeo.com
and ear thquakes, typhoons and firenados! Extreme
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 Fun Facts
Moonquakes are
ear thquakes that happen
on the moon! But they are
less strong and less frequent
The highest amount of
than those on Ear th.
rainfall ever recorded was in
Cherrapunji, India, bet ween
August 1860 and July 1861,
when it received a total of
26.5 metres of rain!

The first hurricane of the year

is given a name beginning
with the letter A, the second
is given a name beginning with
There is a storm on the B and so on down the alphabet.
planet Jupiter which is so
big that three Ear ths could
fit inside it, and it has been
going for hundreds of years!

There are an average

of 171 thunderstorms
recorded in Singapore
ever y year.

The word volcano

comes from the name
of the Roman god of
fire, called Vulcan. Volcanoes can have such
explosive eruptions that they
shoot ash up to more than
Over 80 percent of 30 kilometres into
the Ear ths sur face the atmosphere!
is made up of the
remains of volcanic
eruptions.

E x tremely hot liquid rock is

called magma when it is The Indian Ocean ear thquake in
within the Ear ths sur face, 2004 generated enough energy
and lava when it has to power all the homes and
erupted from a volcano. businesses in the United States
for three days.

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August 7 - 10
SINGAPORE NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS

Singapore
Celebrating Singapores first half centur y as an
independent countr y on August 9, 2015, the bicentennial
celebrations are set to be something to remember for
the next 50 years! Singapore will be dotted with events
all weekend, with things happening around the countr y
from the Marina Bay Sands, to the Botanic Gardens and
Spor ts Hub. Witness breathtaking aerial displays, fighter
jets looping the skies with ear-splitting force, colour ful
acrobats def ying gravity, street parades, per formers
young and old, athletes, and musicians. Get ready for
the par ty of the centur y!

Mid August
BUYOGAN FESTIVAL

Ley te, Philippines

Buyog means bees, and thats what this festival is all
about! Held in the town of Abuyog, during the festival,
brightly coloured bee dancers, both children and
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adults, put on a splendidly choreographed bee dance.

Par ticipants of the parade join in with traditional and
beautiful henna designs on their hands and faces.

August 17
INDONESIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

Indonesia
This is the day when Indonesia celebrates its
independence from the Netherlands, an event that took
place on August 17, 1945. From the capital city, to the
tiny towns and villages, buildings are decorated in the
red and white of the Indonesian flag. Celebrations star t
with the raising of the flag at the State Palace, home of
i

the Indonesian President. Across the countr y people hold

vibrant parades, formal militar y processions, patriotic
fP r a

ceremonies, and schools that have been training for

weeks clog the streets with militar y-like displays.
Yan

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 August 21 - 23
JALAN JAKSA STREET FESTIVAL

Jakarta, Indonesia
This street festival is held over three days in Jakar ta,
from Friday to Sunday, to celebrate the culture of the
Betawi people of Indonesia. The Betawi are descended
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from those living around Jakar ta in the 17th centur y.

The Jalan Jaksa Street Festival was created in 1994
to help keep the Betwai culture alive. Their culture is
Malay-based and centers on music, dance and food.
During the festival, you can watch traditional batik
painting and taste traditional Betawi cuisine such as
spiced carpfish, coconut omelette and glutinous rice.

BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL September 11 - October 18

FESTIVAL OF DANCE AND MUSIC

Thailand
Image www.bangkokfestivals.com

This festival was star ted to promote the ar ts

scene in Bangkok, and features more than a
thousand per formers over a span of over a
month. It is in its 17th year and, this year, you can
revel in a whole variety of per forming ar ts, from
pop musicals, to Chinese opera and ice dancing!

CHUSEOK September 27 - 29
Korea.net/Korean Culture and Information Ser vice/Wikimedia Commons

Sout h Korea
Chuseok is one of the most impor tant festivals
in Korea, and celebrates the end of the har vest
season, to thank the ancestors for a good har vest.
Chuseok is celebrated over three days, during
which family members visit each other, giving one
another rice cakes and drinking rice wine. During
this time, in villages around South Korea, women
still dress up in the traditional costume, called
hanbok , and visit the tombs of their ancestors to
pay respects.

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We never saw it coming. We never could.
Nobody could, or else there would have
been fewer tragedies to cr y over. Cr ying over
what exactly? Well, it all star ted on a normal
Saturday morning
What?! But why? I whined, glaring at
my mother hatefully. She gave me an equally
furious look.
Because, young lady, she stressed. You
have been running around with your friends
all week, and just look at your grades! They
are a disgrace!
My jaw dropped. W-what? I gasped in
disbelief. Ive been getting As and Bs!
And Cs as well, she added, holding up
my repor t card to reveal t wo glaring Cs beside
my Histor y and Science marks. Your grades
have been slipping and youve been going
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By Valerr ie Ngoh
h
out with your friends practically ever y day. So,
I have decided to ground you from ever ything
but school until you decide to buck up.
I couldnt believe it. Thats not fair, Mum!
I havent been going out that often!
No, I dont want to hear any more out
of you! Go up to your room now and hit
the books!
My mouth opened and closed a few
times like a fish before I snapped it shut and
stormed up to my room, making sure that my
mother could hear ever y stomp. I slammed my
bedroom door shut and flung myself onto my
bed, too upset to even open my textbook.
Stupid woman, I muttered savagely
into my pillow. Who does she think she is,
telling me what to do Im sixteen already,
for Gods sake
 Sighing, I flipped onto my back and
directed my glare at the floral-patterned
ceiling. I continued to stare bitterly at it
until I heard a muf fled, yet familiar buzzing
noise under the blanket. Stuf fing my hand
underneath it, I groped around until my
fingers closed around my vibrating phone.
Glancing at the screen, I saw the photo of my
best friend, Mabel, grinning happily at me.
Hey, Cassy! the ever-so chirpy voice
greeted. You feel like getting together for
another study session?
My hear t sank slightly. Oh, I cant, I
sighed. My mum grounded me because my
grades were, and I quote, a disgrace.
Wha-a-a-at?! she squawked. Are you
kidding me? I think youre one of the best in
our class!
Meh, I shrugged. Once she sees a
single C, she goes nuts. But Ill come and
meet you anyway.
Great! she said chirpily. Ill just get my
o with
mother knowing?
I glanced at my bedroom door, and after
making sure that my mother was not outside, I
whispered into my phone. No worries, Ill just
go out through the window and will be back
without ever her knowing. Ill just meet you at
our favourite caf?
Of course! she giggled. See you later,
Cas! The conversation ended with a click.
Throwing down my phone, I grabbed a
bag and stuf fed a few textbooks in it before
throwing it over my shoulder. I snatched up a
blank piece of paper and scribbled down a note
for my mother. Even though I was def ying her
instructions like this, I did not want to make her
worr y herself to no end.
After I finished writing, I pinned it on my
calendar and picked up my phone before
throwing open the window and carefully
climbing down the water pipes. The moment my
feet were flat on the ground, I took of f running
towards the caf.
Hey Cassy! Mabel beamed as I ran up
i my my
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lle a r
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 T..th..thanks I panted, landing heavily
on the cushioned seat. Ugh, I forgot how
far the caf is flailed about frantically to find something
A broadcast from a radio at the counter
star ted playing, and ever ybody fell silent.
Good afternoon, Japan! Today, there
will be an ear thquake of magnitude 3.6.
Nothing to be worried about... Ever ybody
resumed their activities a magnitude 3.6
quake was nothing much to worr y about,
and we knew it.
But then the ground beneath us gave
a sudden lurch, and it continued rumbling
violently. Ever ybody screamed in terror
and the tables toppled to their sides, drinks
spilling onto the floor and glass plates
shattering into many pieces.
Woah! Mabel shrieked, grabbing her
chair as her legs buckled beneath her.
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This is SO not a 3.6 quake! I was not doing
much better; my legs collapsed as my arms
to grab onto. The hanging lights crashed to
the floor, and Mabel let out a high-pitched
scream. Oh God! Quick, hide!
Without any warning, she grabbed my
wrist and yanked me up, dragging me through
the violently shaking caf. Ducking the pieces
of ceiling raining down, we made a clean
jump over the counter, she practically shoved
me underneath it and squeezed herself
beside me. Other people had had the same
idea, and were also squashed under the
counter, anxiously clutching at each other and
staring wide-eyed at the crumbling walls.
Oh God Mabel whimpered, nearly
breaking all my fingers clinging tightly to
my hand. I was trembling myself, but I just
bit my lip and listened to the other peoples
screams outside. Unlike us, many had not been
lucky enough to find a shelter.
It felt like forever, but eventually the shaking
died down. Soon, ever ything was eerily silent,
except for a hysterical child somewhere to our right.
D..d..do you think its safe to come ou..ou..out?
Mabel whispered shakily.
I.. I.. t think so, I replied through my chattering
teeth. To prove that it was, I crawled out from
underneath the counter, and slowly got to my feet.
Encouraged by my actions, people soon followed
suit, Mabel being the first.
C..Ca..Cassy she whimpered, hand
squeezing my shoulder painfully.
Yeah I muttered. The caf was a wreck, with
all the walls crumbled down and ever y single table
lying on its side. Cmon, lets go outside
Adjusting the strap of my bag, we quickly made
our way outside. It was not much better than the
caf. Buildings were either completely collapsed
or half caved in. We could see people trapped
underneath rubble, screaming for help, sobs
floating through in the air.
Valerie Ngoh is a student at Bowen
Secondar y School. She has had a love
for books from an early age, which
eventually turned into a love for writing.
Her interests have always revolved
around reading and looking out for
good stories. She hopes that someday
she can become an author who can use
her power ful imagination and gift for
words to stir the feelings of her readers.
Oh jeez Mabel muttered, shaking her
head at the wreckage before our eyes.
Cmon Mabel, I said, pulling her along
this time. Lets go find someone for help. It
took about half an hour of aimless wandering
around the streets before we found help and
were whisked back to our homes.
Arriving at my house, my mother ran up
to me, sobbing hysterically as she pulled me
into her arms for a hug that made the world
come to a standstill. Guilt and regret filled
me as I returned a hug full of sincerity and
remorse. I reflected on my actions earlier, and
felt extremely lucky that all of us managed to
escape the ordeal unscathed.
It had been an unforgettable incident
indeed.
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 ROCKIN
NATURAL BEAUTY
NATURE IS AN AMAZING LIGHTNING ROCK, FULGURITE
ARTIST, USING THE POWER This alien-like rock looks as if its been
OF THE WIND, WATER, AND dropped from another planet, but if you step
EVEN LIGHTNING, TO PAINT into the Sahara Deser t youll be sure to find
AND SCULPT THE LAND a lot of it. Sometimes found sticking out of
AROUND US S INTO INCREDIBLE the sandyy floor
f like a solidified
f arm,, these
s an n up et e l hich i s
MASTERPIEECES. e t es h n f a a erage a e
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WAVE ROCK, AUSTRALIA t de ess l ius st
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The ancient rock, pic tured just behind this text, s df an sililili a in i t in t s
star ted forming a staggering 2.7 million years gs es..
ago, and now it looks like a breaking wave that
you could hop on and sur f. It is a huge formation
14 metres high and 110 metres long!
The rocks wave-like shape has
been created by the bottom of the
rock being eroded away by wind
and water, more than the top
par t, creating this hanging,
curling shape. During
the rainy season,
rainwater dissolves
the rock sur face,
exposing streaks of
colours; brown, red,
yellow and grey.

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MOERAKI BOULDERS,
OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND
Looking like floating tor toise shells, the
Moeraki Boulders on Koekoha Beach are
unique, as they are per fec tly spherical and
unusually large. There are more than 50
of these amazing rocks, some up to t wo
metres across. They lie scattered along the
beach af ter having been freed from the
muddy clif f by the ac tions of the waves.
They are a type of rock called a
concretion, which means they are held
together with a kind of natural cement.
Imagine dropping a lump of glue into a pile PANCAKE ROCKS,
of sand. These rocks star ted forming over PUNAKAIKI,
60 million years ago,, and took around four NEW ZEALAND
million years to grow. They grew evenly in all
direc tions, much like pearls. Hungr y? These rocks may trick you into
According to ancient Maori legends, these thinking they are a layer of over-sized
boulders are all that remains of baskets of pancakes! In fac t they are made of limestone
food, washed ashore from the wreck of a that was formed by dead marine creatures
sailing canoe. from the bottom of the sea, from 30
million years ago! Over time, like a rubbish
compac tor, the bodies of these creatures
were pressed down with clay and sand,
which were made into rocks then lif ted
to shore by the ongoing movement of the
ear ths tec tonic plates.
Exposed to the wind and waves, weaker
par ts of the rock have been eroded, leaving
behind what now looks like stacks of
delicious breakfast!

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 JUSANGJEOLLI, JEJU,
SOUTH KOREA
The Jusangjeolli clif f is a spec tacular volcanic
rock formation at the southern coast of Jeju
Island, South Korea. It is similar to the Giants
Causeway in Nor thern Ireland.

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HALONG BAY, VIETNAM
This bay looks like Jurassic Park with its
rainforest covered peaks overlooking a
cr ystal blue cove. Three hundred and for ty
million years ago, Halong bay was an area
of limestone 1,000 metres thick. Changing
sea levels eroded this limestone over 20
million years ago, forming these magnificent
moss-covered towers that now stand above
the bay like a landscape from an ancient
Chinese fair y tale.
Legend has it that these islets (tiny
islands) are ancient dragon emeralds, lef t
behind by dragons who came to help defend
the Vietnamese against invaders.

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 BLOOD POND HOT SPRING,
BEPPU, JAPAN
As if someone dropped red paint into a hot,
outdoor Jacuzzi, the Blood Pond at Beppu is
one of Asias oldest and most unusual hot
springs. It is naturally red due to high levels
of iron and magnesium in the water.
Blood Pond is one of eight hells at
Beppu, which is the second largest source
of geothermal water in the world. Each
hell is a boiling hot spring with distinc t
features and names like Tornado Hell (with
a 50-meter-high spouting geyser that erupts
ever y half hour), and Cooking Pot Hell
whose water reaches boiling point.

THE CHOCOLATE HILLS,

BOHOL, PHILIPPINES
Can you think of any thing better than a
whole landscape made of chocolate? Well
this might be the next best thing. There are
more than 1,200 of these extremely unusual
formations scattered around Bohol, and in
the dr y season when the grass turns brown,
they look like huge Hersheys Kisses.
Each one is bet ween 30 and 50 metres
high, almost symmetrical, and geologists
are still not 100 percent sure how they were
formed.
There are all sor ts of local legends about
their creation, though, from fighting giants,
to hear tbroken lovers, and even a couple of
stories involving poo!

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ZHANGJIAJIE NATIONAL FOREST
PARK, HUNAN, CHINA
This place is rumoured to be the inspiration behind
the floating Hallelujah Mountains in the movie
Avatar . In fac t, one of the huge quar tz-sandstone
pillars in the park has been of ficially renamed
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Avatar Hallelujah Mountain. This place is so
special it has been recognised as a UNE SCO
World Heritage Site and Global Geopark.
And its all mainly thanks to the freezing and
thawing ac tion of ice, and the roots of plants
growing on the rocks, all breaking of f bits of the
pillars over time.
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KELIMUTU VOLCANO,
INDONESIA
Perhaps one of the most dangerous
beauty spots in the world, the colour of
the three lakes of Kelimutu Volcano are as
unpredic table and ever-changing as the
volcano that they sit on. With each lakes
colour changing like a kaleidoscope, they can
be red, white or even a tropical light blue.
The lakes get their colours from dif ferent
salts and minerals dissolving in the water.
The lakes are sacred to the local people;
t wo are believed to be the resting place of
depar ted souls, and one is considered to be
the eternal home of evil spirits.
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WHEN THE WORLD
GETS WILD
Nature is constantly tr ying to keep ever y thing in
balance, and sometimes this means making some
huge adjustments. But, when Nature needs to shift
things around in a big way, cities and villages, and
forests and farms, can end up in the way.
EGYPT AND SYRIA
EARTHQUAKE
WHAT HAPPENED?
A huge ear thquake caused a tsunami that
devastated Cyprus, with aftershocks that hit a
wider por tion of the Middle East. Around 30,000
were killed in the event, and approximately 1.1
million people died in the aftermath.
WHY?
The sudden shifting of a par t of one of the many
active fault lines of the Dead Sea Rift. The Dead
Sea Rift is a place where t wo tectonic plates are
pulling away from each other, movements that are
the cause of many ear thquakes.
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Asia, as a region, sees more natural disasters
than anywhere else in the world. The impacts of
these events are more severe in poorer countries
with big populations, that cant prepare for them
properly or deal with their aftermath.
Here are just a few of the biggest natural
disasters that have rocked this par t of the world.
SHAANXI
EARTHQUAKE,
CHINA
WHAT HAPPENED?
A huge ear thquake that levelled mountains, altered
the path of rivers, and caused massive flooding
and fires. Around 830,000 people died.
WHY?
The ear thquake was caused by movement on
what is known as a dip-ship fault; a fault line
where rocks are shifting ver tically, and look as if
they are sliding of f one another.
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 YELLOW RIVER FLOODS,
CHINA

WHAT HAPPENED?
A massive flood inundated 130,000 square
kilometres of land, including agricultural areas and
towns and villages, killing 900,000 people and
leaving t wo million people homeless.

WHY?
For hundreds of years, farmers had built dikes
to manage the river and protect their land from
flooding, but over time this caused silt and sand
to build up, which raised the level of the riverbed.
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Heav y rain then meant that the river was full and
the water had nowhere else to go but over the
dikes and into the surrounding plains.
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ERUPTION OF
MOUNT TAMBORA,
INDONESIA

WHAT HAPPENED?
An enormous eruption blasted lava into the air,
covering the surrounding area and star ting a series l

of tsunamis that caused massive damage to land

and proper ty. The eruption was so big that it had
a long-term ef fect on the global climate.

WHY?
A sudden release of high pressure bet ween the
Eurasian and Philippine tectonic plates caused
molten magma to explode out through the volcano.

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BANGLADESH FLOODS
WHAT HAPPENED?
Over half of Bangladesh was flooded, leaving
25 million people homeless thats five times
the population of Singapore.
WHY?
Bangladesh is 80 percent flood plain, and 70
percent of its total area is only one metre above
sea level. In 1998, heavier than average rainfall,
at a time when snowmelt from the Himalayas
was also entering the water system, meant that
all the rivers in Bangladesh reached their peak
flow at the same time. But a lot of the reasons
this was such a massive disaster are said to
be the result of human activity deforestation,
global warming, dams, and urbanisation.
JULYSEPTEMBER 1998
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2004 BOXING
DAY TSUNAMI
WHAT HAPPENED?
Waves up to 30 metres high hit the coasts of
14 countries in the Indian Ocean, in an event
that changed the way we now detect and deal
with tsunamis. More than 240,000 people were
killed in what was one of the deadliest natural
disasters in histor y.
WHY?
An undersea ear thquake, known as the
Sumatra-Andaman Ear thquake, that measured
9.2 on the Richter Scale triggered a series
of massive tsunamis. It was the third largest
ear thquake ever recorded and caused the whole
planet to move by as much as a centimetre!
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WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT HAPPENED?

An ear thquake that measured 8 on the Richter
Scale, also known as the Wenchun Ear thquake,
rocked the Sichuan province, killing and injuring
tens of thousands and leaving possibly as many
as 11 million people homeless. To rescue some
of the victims of the disaster, the Chinese army
had to parachute into Mao Village to give them
food and water.
WHY?
With 15 million people living in the area, and
without proper building codes, the ear thquake
had a colossal impact.
Winds that, at 313 kilometres per hour, set
new speed records, this gigantic storm system
was also known as Typhoon Yolanda, and
was the strongest and deadliest typhoon in
recoded histor y. Sixteen million people were
af fected when this super storm hit land.
WHY?
Scientists have pointed to global warming as
a major cause of this storms incredible force,
and have warned that storms like Haiyan will
become more common as the worlds
climate shifts.

MAY 12, 2008 NOVEMBER 311, 2013

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 Animal Magnetism
aNIMAL
X-MEN
What are extremophiles? Just like some humans
have adapted to life in extreme conditions, like
Eskimos living in freezing temperatures in Alaska,
or Bedouins living in the scorching deser ts of Arabia,
animals can also live ver y well in crazy habitats,
and these are called extremophiles. These creatures
have learnt to sur vive, and even thrive, where most
animals, including us and even the Eskimos, cannot.
Imagine living in the boiling magma of a volcano or
inside the ice within a glacier! That calls for some
special adaptations.
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BRINE SHRIMP (HALOPHILE)
Scientific name: Artemia
Distribution: Found all around t he
world except Antarctica, and in salt lakes
on land, like t he Sambhar lake in India.
A halophile is an animal or organism that can
sur vive in really salty (or highly saline) places; this
lot wouldnt mind extra-salt on their fries!
Unlike the rest of the shrimp family, or other
marine animals, the brine shrimp is a halophile and
only lives in water that has extremely high levels of
salt. Most other animals cant live in such salty water,
and so brine shrimp can avoid places where they
might have predators.
Brine shrimp eggs are also pretty extreme, and
can sur vive in stasis for up to t wo years with no
oxygen, and in freezing conditions as cold as -190
degrees Centigrade. Some can even sur vive being
boiled for up to t wo hours! And, if you can believe it,
brine shrimp breathe through their legs!
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GIANT TUBEWORMS (PIEZOPHILE)
Scientific name: Rif tia Pachyptila
Distribution: They can be found on t he
f loor of t he Pacific Ocean.

A piezophile is an animal or organism that is able

to live at high pressure, like the murky bottom of the
ocean floor.
These tubeworms are piezophiles, and live at a
depth of over 1.6 kilometres under water! Thats 700
metres fur ther down than the Burj Khalifa skyscraper
(the tallest man-made structure in the world) is up!
Along with sur viving under extreme pressure, they
can tolerate high levels of the toxic gas hydrogen
sulphide, which smells of rotten eggs and is found in
swamps and sewers.
The giant tubeworm really is a giant, and can
grow up to 2.4 metres long, nearly t wice the height
of an average child. And they grow fast; this type of

1600 METRES
tubeworm is the fastest growing marine inver tebrate,
growing a metre and a half in less than t wo years.

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This super crab is another piezophile and lives

at crushing depths of 2.7 km under the sea, on
the edges of hydrothermal vents, which are like
miniature volcanoes on the sea bed.
They also have some sub-sea superpowers,
like an incredible sense of smell that lets them
locate their prey (mussels, clams and deep-sea
worms), and Superman-like night-vision.
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FRILLED SHARK (PIEZOFILE)
Scientific name: Chlamydoselachus
anguineus
Distribution: Tasmania, New Zealand,
Honshu in Japan

The frilled shark lives in extremely deep waters

of around 1,200 metres. Its favourite food is
squid, and has specially designed, cur ved,
needle-like teeth to hook onto them, though

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 LAKE M
LA MAGADI TIAPIA (ALKALIPHILES)
Scientific name: Alcolapia Grahami
Distribution: Onl y found in Lake Magadi,
Kenya.

An alkaliphile is a creature that can live in water

that is ver y alkaline. Alkaline is the opposite of
acid, and ver y alkaline environments are just as
inhospitable as ver y acidic ones.
The Lake Magadi Tiapia is a great example of
an alkaliphile, and is only found in the hyper-salty,
warm and highly alkaline Lake Magadi. This fish
can live in water as warm as 42 degrees Celsius,
thats 14 degrees hotter than your average bath!
The lake is also full of ammonia, which is what
makes it so alkaline.
Because the warmer water contains less
oxygen, the tilapia have been obser ved gulping
air from the sur face of the lake.

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WATER BEAR OR MOSS PIGLET
Scientific name: Tardigrade
Distribution: Around t he world!

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water for 10 years, sur vive in boiling water, solid
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special kind of sugar that keeps them alive in
environments that would other wise kill them.
They are not technically true extremophiles
though, as they are not really adapted to
thrive in extreme places, but can sur vive them
nonetheless.
These incredible little beasts have been 0.5MM
around for millions of years, long before people
were here, and will likely be here long after we
WHERE CAN THEY SURVIVE?
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 Science Seeker

Come on a dizzying trip from the edge of

space to the very middle of the planet!
We are going to explore the places where
the worlds weather and all the planets
awesome natural phenomena happen. Lets go!

THERMOSPHERE (80km480km)
Were star ting our journey at the top of our Ear ths atmosphere.
HOME OF THE Ever seen or heard of the Nor thern Lights? Up here you can
witness a show that rivals the Singapore National Day fireworks. If
NORTHERN LIGHTS we go even higher up you will notice the temperature rise to 2,000
degrees celsius, thats 25 times hotter than a cup of tea!

FUN FACT
Watch out for the
International Space
Station, which
floats around here,
orbiting the Ear th
at an altitude
of 320-380
kilometres.
 MESOSPHERE (50km80km)
Pssst! Were in the most secretive par t
of planet Ear ths atmosphere, not even
airplanes or hot air balloons reach this
FUN FACT height, and satellites orbit a lot higher. THE
The top of the As we float into this zone youll notice it
mesosphere is the get colder, this is due to the carbon dioxide
coldest place in the which blocks out the heat being radiated SECRET ZONE
entire atmosphere, up from the Ear th below.
at -100 degrees
Celsius it is seven
times colder
than an ice
STRATOSPHERE (18km50km)
lolly.
THE Dont look down! Were now in the stratosphere, which
sits on top the troposphere. As we enter this this zone
we find that the temperature gets warmer, this is called
RECORD- temperature inversion. The stratosphere gets warmer
than the zone below it because it contains more ozone
BREAKING par ticles that absorb heat from the sun, just like a metal
toy car left out of the shade. These ozone par ticles only
ZONE warm up to a freezing 0 degrees Celsius, though.

FUN FACT
This is the densest
TROPOSPHERE (0km18km) bit; the troposphere
Here we are in familiar territor y, the troposphere, contains 75% of
which is the lowest por tion of the atmosphere, and OUR the mass of the
it is where we walk, talk and play. Its also where all atmosphere, so
the Ear ths weather takes place, from summer days thats most of the
to Arctic blizzards. At the top of the troposphere, you
HOME gas, aerosols
will notice that the temperature gets a lot colder, in and water
fact it drops to - 51 degrees Celsius, which is almost vapour.
three times as chilly as your freezer!

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 OCEAN ZONES
FUN FACT
This is the only zone
in the ocean where
the marine plants get
to see sunshine and
make energy by
THE EPIPELAGIC ZONE (0m200m)
photosynthesis. If youve ever been snorkelling or watched Finding Nemo
SUNSHINE then youll know how beautiful and full of life this zone is.
Multicoloured coral reefs are number one in the ocean for
ZONE providing a comfor table habitat for reef fish, sharks, manta
rays and many more species!

FUN FACT
Down here, many fish
have bigger eyes than
the fish we are used to
seeing. These big eyes
help them to capture
any tiny trace of
light, here in
the near
darkness.

MESOPELAGIC ZONE (200m1000m)

This is where things star t to get weird,
and animals produce their own light, or
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bioluminescence. Many of the animals
have to migrate up into to the Sunshine T IL HT
Zone daily to eat, or they have to wait
for the remains of dead fish to sink down
to them.
ZONE
 BATHYPELAGIC ZONE (1000m4000m)
FUN FACT
Now we go even deeper into darkness, to a place
Large sperm whales
where almost no light reaches and many species
can dive into this zone,
of marine life are smaller than your hand. Most
to depths of 2,250 metres
creatures here also have unique adaptations for
to feed on its prey that
storing and conser ving energy, as there is little food.
looms in the murky ZONE
deep, like the
giant squid. FUN FACT
With freezing
temperatures of around
t wo degrees celsius and
intense pressures of 11,000
psi, which is enough
to crush an ordinar y
submarine, this
zone is totally
inhospitable to
humans.

ABYSSOPELAGIC ZONE (4000m6000m m)

Being in this zone is like being trapped in a pitch-
black room, you cant see any thing. Youll ffind bizarrre
FUN FACT looking and often blind animals that can su ur vive in THE HOME OF
The deepest recorded the h
th harshest
h t off conditions.
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Dead
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par t of the ocean is the fallen from the zones above drift down to provide a
Marianas Trench in the
Pacific Ocean, and at 10,994
welcome snack for the life down here.
here DARKNESS
metres below sea level,
HADALPELAGIC ZONE (6000m TO THE OCEAN FLOOR)
its a mile lower than
THE The loneliest zone in the ocean, this alien world is yet to
Mt. Everest is high,
be fully explored and is named after the Greek God of
making it a
the under world, Hades. Amazingly, food and energy is
terrif ying
drop.
UNDERWORLD provided by super-heated hydrothermal vents, or miniature
volcanoes, that erupt on the ocean floor. Some creatures
that live here sur vive by feeding on marine snowtiny
pieces of matter that fall from the zones above, its like
living on soggy bread crumbs.

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 LITHOSPHERE
CRUS ST
At 400 kilometres thick, the crust is the thinneest layer
SKIN OF AN of thee Ear th , and is the layer that we live on. Even
thoug gh 40 kilometres
k may seem like a lot, it onnly
make es up one
o percent of the Ear ths volume; thats
APPLE like th
he skin of an apple, except not as tasty!

LCANO
L
MANTLE
This is where the hot gooey liquid lava is stored, and
is the layer that protects us from the Ear ths core
by 2,900 kilometres of melting rock and magma.
This layer is the creator and destroyer of the Ear ths
sur face, as the crusts tectonic plates move about
on it, like floats on a pool, creating ear thquakes and
mountains in an area called the asthenosphere.
 HE FUN FACT
OUTER CORE Here are huge deposits of
Luckily for us the outer core is a little less hot useful metals like iron and
than the Ear ths inner core, but not byy much!
Its still a boiling temperat ure of 4,0005,000
h! nickel, but with a 2,300 km
thick core to get through,
degrees Celsius, which wo ould dmmeltlt a fi
five-centt it would take you more
coin before you could shou ut Do
ollar! than 10 years to mine
through it with
a pickaxe on
Minecraft.
FUN FACT
The iron core
produces a
magnetic field
that you can
detect on
the Ear ths
sur face.

MIDDLE
EARTH
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INNER CORE
magine the Sun squashed inside a ball made of iron.
n the ver y centre of the Ear th, the inner core reaches
awesome temperatures of around 5,0007,000 degrees
a
Celsius thats 225 times hotter than Kuta beach in Bali!
C
ike dropping a heav y stone into a reser voir, when the Ear th
fformed 4.5 billion years ago, the heavier materials sank and
ccollected in the middle, pushing all the lighter materials, like
air, out wards and upwards.
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 Stranger Than Fiction

FREAKY
FREAKY
PHENOMENON
PHENOMENON
Water, wind, ice and fire
can create some wacky
real-world weather
and crazy conditions
that could have jumped
straight out of the
pages of a sci-fi comic!
ic!

Scientific Name: Lluvia de pecess

Keep your eye on the sky! It may see em a
bit Chicken Little to worr y about wha t m ht
be falling from above, but in Yoro, Hond duras,
the skies rain fish ever y year! Not only fi
fish,
there are also stories of raining frogs, cra
abs
and even snakes that date back to the firsst

raining fish centur y A.D. Think youre safe in Singapo

Think again! In 1861, Singapore was also
under fire from raining fish! Its also been
recorded as happening in other places
around Asia, including Thailand.

Explanation: When tornadoes cross

bodies of water they become known as
waterspouts. Like slurping a shake through
a straw, waterspouts are strong enough to
suck up lake or ocean water, along with
the fish swimming around in it. The fish are
then blown around the clouds and released
like a hammer throw when the wind speed
decreases, and can land miles away from
where they were picked up.

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 morning Scientific Name: A rcus Cloud/Roll Cloud
Crossing the sky like a vapour trail lef t
glory cloud behind by Astro Boy, the Morning Glor y
cloud looks like a tsunami rolling through
the air. Unlike a tsunami though it is
completely harmless, and is a rare and
unusual phenomenon that you cannot miss.

Explanation: This amazing air-borne

phenomenon is little understood, but
Morning Glor y clouds tend to form when
the air is ver y humid and strong sea
breezes have been blowing the day before.
Although, similar features can be created by
downdraf ts from thunderstorms and d are n
not
only found near coasts.

UFO CLOUD
Scientific Name: Lenticular Clouds
What may look like giant jelly fish
suspended in the troposphere, or over-sized
conical hats atop the head of a mountain,
these are in fac t a natural phenomenon
known as lenticular clouds. They normally
form over mountain ranges and highlands,
and these lens-shaped clouds of ten appear
layered like smoke rings, or extraterrestrial
objec ts in the sky.

Explanation: Lenticular clouds are formed

when air moves over mountains, cooling
just enough for the water to condense as
clouds. Lenticular clouds are downright
unique, because unlike other clouds, they
dont move.

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 Firenado
Scientific Name: Fire Whirl
Looking like something out of a Holly wood
disaster movie, the Firenado is a
phenomenon that is thankfully extremely
rare. A firefighters worst nightmare, it can
spit embers just like a dragon, and has the
ability to relight ashes.

Explanation: Firenadoes happen when

ground-level winds come into contac t with
fire and whip it into the air, creating a
shocking spiral of bright red and orange.
Luckily they only last for a few minutes, but
are able to create plenty of devastation in
that time.

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 Looking like the Dragon Fist cast by Goku
in Dragon Ball Z , ball lightning does
ac tually exist and can range from the
size of a golf ball to several meters wide.
These glowing balls will float in the air for
bet ween one and tens of seconds, and
have been recorded as star ting fires and
even injuring people.

Ball lightning Explanation: There are many unconfirmed

theories to how ball lightning is formed,
the most widely accepted is John
Abrahamsons gold dust theor y. This
theor y suggests that when lightning hits
the ground, the intense heat can vaporise
elements in the dir t. A shockwave then
blows the gas up into the air, where
it catches light again, forming these
incredible orbs of lightning.

Glaze Ice
You might be forgiven for thinking
Mr Freeze has had a night out when
a landscape gets hit with glaze ice!
Coating ever y thing with a thick, clear
and rock-hard icy shell, glaze ice can
totally cover plants, houses or cars, and
can be one of the most dangerous
winter hazards. When it gets too thick, it
can cause huge tree branches to break
of f under the extreme weight ice is
heav y! Glaze ice can bring down power
lines and cover roads with invisible
slipper y coatings that make driving
treacherous. Dont mess with Mr Freeze!

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 Thinking Caps

CAN YOU HELP SAVE LIFE

AS WE KNOW IT?
Think about this: Each time you play your
Climate change affects us
PlayStation, or when your parents switch on the
ALL. LEARN more about it washing machine, more carbon dioxide is being
and what you can do to released into the Ear ths atmosphere. Our lifestyles
make a difference today! are all extremely reliant on electricity, and all this
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is trapping heat
Crazy hot weather, cyclones, rising sea levels,
against the Ear th, like a blanket, warming
floods youve probably heard or read about
it up and causing something you
these issues before, but did you know that these
have probably heard about in
are signs that something major called climate
the news: global warming.
change is taking place all over the globe?

WHAT EXACTLY IS CLIMATE CHANGE?

Climate change is a large-scale, long-term shift in the
planets weather patterns and average temperatures,
and eventually it can and will completely change the
way you and I live.
So why is this happening, you ask? Scientists
say there are many factors that are causing
this change in our climate. But
the main reason the climate
is changing is because
humans have been burning
what we call fossil fuels
coal, oil and gas to make
electricity, which releases
carbon dioxide.

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IS CLIMATE CHANGE REALLY HAPPENING?
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS?
So, aside from the hot weather and an increase Snow caps of mountains
in extreme events like super typhoons, droughts retreating more and
and floods, how exactly can we tell that climate more each year
change is happening? Here are some examples:

Declining Arctic
sea ice

Shrinking ice sheets in

The acidification of the Greenland and the Antarctic
ocean, endangering
marine life

Decreased amounts of
snow cover around the
world in winter

WHAT HAPPENS IF WE
DONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT
CLIMATE CHANGE?
If we choose to do nothing about our own
impact on climate change, then there may
be severe consequences. Take a look:

1 Droughts, rising sea Failing agriculture, 3

levels, melting glaciers
and rainfall patterns
may cause a shor tage
of fresh drinking water
and a threat to all life.
threatening food
availability, and
with a fast growing
population, this could
be a serious concern.

2 Extinction of lots of
species, which makes
Increased temperatures
which will change
4
life on Ear th much less climates around the
resilient to changes. world and habitats for
animals and plants.

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HOW CAN I DO MY PART TO HELP?
There are many ways that we can tr y to reduce
our impact on climate change, and it begins with
small changes to our ever yday habits. You can he
kick-star t your own climate saving solutions, and
even inspire those around you to alter their lives
little ways, too!

1 REUSE AND RECYCLE: Say no to plastic

bags when youre out shopping with your fr
or family and get into the habit of bringing out
reusable bags and using them instead.

USE LESS ENERGY

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3 GET ACTIVE:
If your destination
within walking dis t
travel green and w
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the car, or if its ou t
walking distance, t
the bus.

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 Move That Body

Go Fly a
Kite
NOWADAYS KITE FLYING IS
A GREAT ACTIVITY FOR FAMILY
FUN IN THE PARK, BUT THOUSANDS
OF YEARS AGO IT WAS USED AS A
TACTIC IN WAR!

KITES GET AROUND

The earliest record of kite flying is from 200BC,
by the famous Chinese General, Han Hsin and
involves a tactic he used to defeat a war-
mongering emperor with the use of a kite.
Of course this wasnt a walk in the park, and
many thought that Han Hsins head was up in
the sky when he shared his plan to over throw
the ruthless ruler with a surprise attack from
his small army. To launch this attack, Han flew
a kite over the for tified walls to measure the
distance bet ween his army and the unguarded
palace. With the measurements taken from
the kite, legend has it that Hans army dug
a tunnel into the city, and defeated the evil
emperor from within.
From China, kite flying soared to Korea by
trade, then to wider Asia and India. Kite flying
is still present in many cultures; used for sky
battles in Kabul, or for religious ceremonies in
South America, and it stands as a skill that is
appreciated worldwide. Kite flying is also a
major-league spor t in Thailand!

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TO HELP YOU BECOME A TIP-TOP FLYER OF THE
KITE-SKY, WE GIVE YOU A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
TO REACHING PRO STATUS:
HOW TO FLY A KITE
To stop your kite crashing into a
family picnic, tearing on a tree,
or bonking some unfor tunate
passerby on the head, it is
impor tant that you find a big open
space. When youve found a clear
area, wait for a gentle wind before
you launch, and if possible, get a
friend to help with the lift of f!
1.
When launching your kite, stand
with your back to the wind, so
that the kite doesnt catch a gust
and charge back towards you.
KEEPING YOU AND YOUR KITE SAFE
1. When landing, avoid
reeling in your kite
against strong winds,
as it could turn your
new flying toy into
a meal for the
trash bin.
5.
If youre flying in a
strong wind and you
feel the kite tugging
on the line, star t
releasing the line
gradually to get your
kite even higher! 4.
Keep the line
6. constantly tight, for
To land, you need when the line loosens
to pull in the kite it means that the
line slowly, so that wind has dropped.
it gently touches
the ground like a
helicopter.
3.
When your friend releases
the kite, star t to reel the line
in until its tight. This will help
lift the kite into the air.
2.
If there is a light wind, get a
friend to hold the kite about
30 metres downwind from
where you are standing, make
sure your kite line is pulled tight!
2. Never hold the kite 3. To avoid angering
line with bare hands other kite fliers by
whilst in flight, as tangling their lines,
it can give you it is impor tant to find a
a nasty red big empty space!
burn.
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 Sports Zone

SURFS UP
TIME TO HEAD OUT AND
HARNESS THE POWER OF THE
OCEAN TO RIDE THOSE WAVES!

Have you ever been sur fing? Sur fing is a spor t

practiced all over the world, from sunny Hawaii to
murky England and beautiful Bali, it is an activity
enjoyed by many people, including elegant dolphins
and even pet dogs!
Sur fing is the riding of a wave on a body
of water and it comes in many forms. You have
probably been to the beach and seen sur fer dudes
riding waves whilst standing on a board, this is
called stand up sur fing, and is the ultimate form of
this radical spor t.

Surfing starts
The first people to ever sur f are thought to
have been the Polynesians, who were tip-
top sur fers from the islands of the Pacific.
They were discovered riding waves on
mysterious boards of wood in the late
1700s by the famous explorer Captain
James Cook. It is thought that
Polynesian fishermen had been
using this tactic to ride
back to shore for centuries.

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Not just for fun!
The Polynesians saw sur fing as more than just the
recreational spor t that we view it as today, they
saw it as a religious ritual, a tradition and a contest
in which they would demonstrate their strength.
In Hawaii, kings used sur fing as a way to show
who exactly was in charge, and only they would
have the best boards car ved from the best trees.

surfing spreads
Sur fing is a ver y popular spor t, and many claim
that its popularity grew in the early 1900s thanks
to the Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, an Olympic
swimmer and sur f fanatic who travelled to Australia
and mainland America to spread the love of sur fing
outside his native Hawaii.
Now you can enjoy sur fing all over the world,
with ever y countr y of fering a completely unique
sur fing experience; you can brave the large swells
on Australias Gold Coast, or enjoy the cr ystal blue
waters of White Beach, Okinawa, Japan. Wherever
you go there is a sur fing location for you to star t
your journey into sur f-dude-dom!

Looking at beating the world record for longest

sur f ride? In 2011 Panamanian Sur fing Champion
Gar y Saavedra rode a wave for an awesome three
1 hours and 55 minutes, in that time he could have
watched Frozen t wice, or listened to Uptown Funk
54 times!

FUN If youre one for the big waves, the

largest recorded in histor y was a
2
FACTS whopping 530 metres, that is almost
t wice the size of Marina Bay Sands!

Fancy getting into the

3 sur fing spirit? June 30th
is National Sur fing Day.

Sharing is caring! In 2005 a 12-metre

sur fboard, which is the average size
of a whale shark, carried 47 people to 4
shore to claim a Guinness World Record.

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TIPS AND
TRICKS
Looking to tr y your hand at
becoming a top sur fer dude?
Here are some essential tips and
tricks to get you riding that blue.

If the water is cold then we

suggest getting a wetsuit as
you dont want to be freezing
like an ice cube when youre
tr ying to catch some awesome
waves. When picking your
wetsuit the best fit is a snug fit, It is impor tant that you
let your parents know if it is too and your parents choose
tight or too loose, if it is too tight the right board for you, so
then this is dangerous because you arent always falling
you may find it hard to breathe, in and can have the most
if it is too loose then you will fun imaginable! If youre a
find yourself filling beginner then we suggest
up with salty water you go for a wide board
like a water made out of foam these
balloon. are called softboards and
are per fect for preparing
you for the heav y waves.

Before dipping your toes into the sea it is a

good idea to practice the ultimate sur fing
manoeuvre - standing up on the board! Practice
lying on the board flat on your front and then pop
straight up to the sur fers stance, repeat until you
get it spot on. Remember to choose a foot to put
in the front, this will be your most comfor table
position, and is known as the front foot.

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 EQUIPMENT
When youve mastered
the pop up, get into the
sea and practice with
the ankle buster waves
to get you fully prepared
for the bigger ones!
ur
ur a d

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c
MINI BOARD illlll ma u
you
ou t
LONG BOARD ult te sur f p..

wetsuit
s for
ke pi u
n co
, pic t
right one an
youll never ha e
to worr y
e oldde r
a

Wetsuit boots and

gloves are good
for when its really
cold, with these
youll forget about
the ankle-biting
cold, or finger-
nipping water.
KIDS BOARD
SHORT BOARD
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 Health & Wellness

MUD, MUD,
GLORIOUS MUD!
IT MAY COME AS A SURPRISE THAT THE BROWN
SLUDGY SLUSH YOU FIND ON YOUR HANDS AND
KNEES AFTER PLAYING IN THE RAIN COULD
ACTUALLY BE GOOD FOR YOU.
Just like fruit is good for your body, mud is good illnesses such as ar thritis and hear t disease.
for your skin and contains a whole load of minerals Not only considered to be miraculous curing baths,
like magnesium and potassium. Mud has been they were also a per fect place to meet, where
known to have amazing healing powers, with communities would bond, much like friends meet
some cultures believing that it holds physical up in a playground.
remedies. But dont just go digging up dir t at the Mud is still used widely today, from face
Botanic Gardens, as not all kinds of mud can be masks, to specialised spa treatments, it has an
used for the skin! impor tance worldwide and even has dedicated
Chief inventors of their time, when the Romans festivals; like the Bor yeong Mud Festival in Korea,
werent out tr ying to claim the world, they were which annually celebrates the benefits of mud-
busy bathing in natural mud baths. Remarkably, based cosmetics, and includes fun activities like
these mud baths are still used today to cure mud wrestling and sliding.

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 4
1 Mud moisturises
Mud improves the skin to make
blood circulation FUN FACTS it soft and shiny
under the skin

M ses the
epair
ski dead skin
ue
and im

THE
FRENCH GREEN
CLAY
Origin: Europe and Asia a CLAY
Minerals: Decomposed
plant matter and iron
WE USE DEAD SEA MUD
Healing powers: The Origin: Dead sea
clay can help you if Minerals: Potassium,
youve got oily, acne calcium, iron and
prone skin - lps B d the
Besides h use off mud d ffor magnesium
remove d skin ells
e masks, humans also use clay to Healing powers:
and enn urages gr cleanse the face. Mud and clay Relieves aches and
of healthy skin celll . are used for dif ferent reasons and pains, detoxifies the
both are excellent remedies for all skin, sweeping it clean.
kinds of skin problems.

FULLERS BENTONITE RHASSOUL GEOTHERMAL

EARTH CLAY CLAY CLAY MUD
Origin rldwide Origin: USA, China, Origin: Atlas Origin: Rotorua,
Minerals: High Greece Mountains, Morocco New Zealand
content of magnesium Minerals: Minerals: Silica, Minerals: Deep
chloride, a mineral Montmorillonite, illite magnesium, calcium Ear th minerals and
that reduces pimples Healing powers: and iron sulfur
Healing powers: Able to absorb a lot Healing powers: Healing powers:
Good for oily faces, of water, this clay is Makes your skin soft Kills bacteria and
and even has the ideal for removing and shiny. removes acne,
ability to fade scars unwanted toxins from leaving your face
on your face! your skin. spot free.

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 Brain Freeze

TRUEVILLE

LIARS
PARADISE
There are t wo small towns, one of which is
inhabited by people who always lie, and the
other by people who always tell the truth. The
first is called Liars Paradise and the second
is called Trueville.
A man who wants to visit Trueville comes
to a crossroad, and, to his amazement, sees
t wo road signs pointing in opposite directions
but both saying To Trueville.
After careful consideration, he decides that
this is quite logical: the correct sign has been
put up by the authorities of Trueville, and the
other by the town council of Liars Paradise.
The latter should of course say Liars
Paradise, but since they are liars they have
put up a sign that also tells a lie.

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 SOLUTION FOR THE CHIP CONUNDRUM:
TRUEVILLE In last issues Brainfreeze, to score the chips, the little girl
correctly guessed that they were in the plastic bowl! How
did she know? All the clues that Duf fus gave were about
either things made with synthetic (man-made) materials, or
natural ones. In the clue, all the objects made with synthetic
materials were FULL while the objects made with natural
materials were all EMPTY!

But our traveller is still at a loss because

he still doesnt know which is the right road to
Trueville. Luckily he sees a man sitting by the
roadside, who is definitely from one of the t wo
towns, only our traveller doesnt know which
one. But there is one way to find out which
road he should take, by asking one simple
question.
What is the one question he should ask to
find out which road to take to Trueville?

FOR THE ANSWER

TO LIARS PARADISE,
DONT MISS THE NEXT ISSUE

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 Attention Grabber TRAVEL THROUGH TIME IN
AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER
AND DISCOVER EVENTS
THAT CHANGED HISTORY!

BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA
USA drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima,
Japan, killing an estimated 90,000 to 166,000
people. Soon af ter, Japan surrenders to the
USA, and World War II comes to an end.

AUGUST 6, 1945

AUGUST 8, 1967
ASEAN ESTABLISHED
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (A SEAN)
is established as a way of attempting to reduce
the communist influence in the region. It star ts with
only Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and
Singapore, but has now grown to include 10 countries
and promotes economic development and peace.

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 MOTHER TERESA IS BORN
Mother Teresa is born and begins a
lifetime of devoting herself to ser ving the
poor and terminally ill in India. She lef t her
family in Macedonia at the age of 18, and,
over the course of her life, helps to star t
hundreds of charity foundations to help the
poor, sick and marginalized.

SINGAPORE GAINS INDEPENDENCE

Singapore of ficially separates from Malaysia
and becomes a sovereign state. Ever y
year on this day big celebrations are held
in Singapore with a National Day parade,
speeches by the Prime Minister and a
spec tacular display of fireworks.

AUGUST 9, 1965 AUGUST 27, 1910

AUGUST 15, 1945

KOREA GAINS INDEPENDENCE
Japanese forces end their 35-year occupation
of Korea and Korea achieves independence.
The day is known as Gwangbokjeok, which
means The Day of the Restoration of Light.

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 GREAT KANTO EARTHQUAKE
An ear thquake of magnitude 7.9 hits the
Kanto Plain on Japans Honshu Island, causing
widespread devastation, triggering landslides and
a 12-metre high tsunami. It causes an estimated
142,800 deaths, with 44,000 of these people
killed when a huge wall of fire tears through an
area where sur vivors are taking refuge.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1923

SEPTEMBER 1, 1983
KAL007 SHOT DOWN
Korean Airline Flight 007 is shot down over the
Soviet Union, when it allegedly strayed into
prohibited airspace. The Soviet Union claimed
that the aircraf t was on a spy mission, sent
t wo fighter jets to intercept the plane, and they
fired a missile at the aircraf t, which caused it
to crash into the Sea of Japan. All 269 crew
and passengers aboard were killed. It was
one of the tensest moments in the Cold War.

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 WOMEN GET THE VOTE IN
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand becomes the first countr y in
the world to allow women to vote in the
general elec tions. This comes af ter many
years of campaigning and petitions by a
group of women led by Kate Sheppard
(pic tured on the lef t). However, it is not
until 1919 that women are represented in
Parliament, and it is only in 1933 that the
first woman, Elizabeth McComb, becomes a
member of Parliament in the countr y.

SEPTEMBER 19, 1893

SEPTEMBER 226, 2014

KASHMIR FLOODS
Days of heav y rainfall over Kashmir during the
monsoon season results in massive flooding
that arrives with no warning and leaves over
400 dead and hundreds of thousands homeless.
This was the first time that the Indian army uses
social media (such as Whatsapp, Twitter and
Facebook) to help coordinate its rescue mission.

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 For Mum and Dad

AROUND ASIA IN
FOUR SEASONS
Asia is a huge continent, host to a variety of
climates, from frost-filled winters in China to the
hot-tropical summers in India. With incredible
scener y, unique habitats and many natural
wonders, experiencing the natural diversity of
this region through all four seasons will bring
your childs geography lessons alive!

WHERE? WHERE?
Harbin, China Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan Province, China

WHEN? WHEN?
DecemberFebruar y Oc toberEarly November

WHY?
With winter temperatures dropping below
freezing, the snow-packed scener y of China
is a real-life winter Wonderland, and is
ideal for showing your children exac tly how
winter, caused by the chilly climate of the
cold-temperate zone, direc tly af fec ts the
environment.
WHY?
Chinas most beautiful national park, the Nine
Village Valley is home to an abundance of multi-
coloured lakes reflec ting the colour ful autumn
leaves. See, first hand, how the seasons
changes af fec t plants and animals, and how
mountains and high altitudes af fec t the climate.

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WHERE? WHERE?
Tokyo, Japan Thar Deser t, India

WHEN? WHEN?
Late MarchEarly May JuneAugust

WHY?
Without a doubt one of the most beautiful
sights of spring around the world, the annual
blooming of the cherr y blossom, or sakura,
that happens along river banks and in the parks
of Japan make it look as if Monet himself has
painted the city with his brush. Experience a
temperate climate, where your child can learn
that only cer tain climates allow cer tain types of
life to the blossom.
WHY?
The worlds most overlooked grandstand
for wildlife adaptation, the arid climate of
the deser t is an ideal place for your child to
experience an abundance of life that has had
to remodel itself to sur vive in one of Natures
more extreme environments.

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 Wiki Junior

Adaptations
The process where a species becomes better suited to its environment.

Af tershocks
Smaller ear thquakes that happen af ter the main quake.

Allegedl y
Said to have happened but not yet proven as fac t.

Al titude
Elevation above sea level and the ear ths sur face.

Condense
To change state from a gas or vapour to a liquid.

Conical hats
A type of hat shaped like a cone. Usually used to protec t farmers from
the sun.

Conser ving
Saving from harm or loss.

Devastation
To stun or completely destroy.

Dikes
Construc tion built along the edge of a body of water (eg. a river) to stop it
from flooding onto land.

Eroded
Something that has been worn or ground down.

Ext raterrest rial

Living outside of Ear ths atmosphere, in space.

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Inhospitable
An environment which is harsh and dif ficult or impossible to live in.

Inundated
Covered with water.

Levelled
Given a flat and even sur face.

Marginalized
Treat a person or group as inferior.

Phenomenon
Something that happens, that is normally impressive or extraordinar y.

Prohibited
That has been forbidden or banned.

Richter Scale
Method of measurement for an ear thquake.

Shockwave
A big disruption, of ten from an ear thquake or explosion.

Stasis
A period or state of inac tivity.

Thawing
The process where heat changes something from a solid to a liquid.

Treacherous
Unstable, dangerous or untrust wor thy.

Vaporise
To cause to change into a gas.

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 For Arts Sake!
MAKE YOUR
OWN VOLCANO
WHAT YOULL NEED:
Want to get up close and personal to an erupting
volcano? Unfor tunately real eruptions are too 1 newspaper
dangerous to get close to. But dont worr y, all is A tube of red plasticine or clay
not lost. We bring you a step-by-step guide to An empty aluminium drink can
creating the next best thing - your ver y own mini- Half a cup of vinegar
volcanic eruption! This way youll be able to watch Red food colouring (optional)
an exploding volcano without all the boiling hot One tablespoon of baking soda
lava, toxic fumes and destruction just dont do it One square of paper towel
anywhere near your mothers best dress! One tablespoon of soap

GET TING STARTED

1. Find an area where it is ok
to make a mess! Outside is
best.
2. Lay the newspaper down
and place the empty can on
top of it.
3. Cover the drink can with the 4. Colour the vinegar with red
red plasticine, creating a food colouring and mix with
lumpy, rocky mountain shape, a tablespoon of liquid soap.
and leaving a leaving a hole
at the top where the mouth
of the can is.

5. Pour the vinegar mixture into 6. Place some baking soda 7. Then, carefully drop this
the can. in the middle of the square baking soda bomb into
of paper towel and fold the the top of the can. The more
towel around it. baking soda you add, the
bigger the explosion!

*All images from Wiki How

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ICE LOLLY Junior Kitchen

SMOOTHIES
WHO KNEW THAT THE POWER
OF ICE AND PULVERIZED FRUIT
COULD BE SO DELICIOUS?
This recipe is ideal for a day spent in the sun and
sea, and per fect for sharing with friends. Plus
youve got the option to make this sweet snack as
healthy as you like!

INGREDI ENTS
1 Large Banana
100g Frozen Mixed Berries
25g Oats (Optional)
250g Thick Plain Yoghur t
50ml Honey (Optional)

EQUI PMENT
1 Blender
6 Ice Lolly Moulds

DIRECTI ONS

1. Place the banana, berries, oats and yoghur t
in the blender and blend them all for a
few minutes until the berries and bananas
are completely smooth, and the oats are
whizzed up. Taste it for sweetness, if youve
got a sweet tooth, then we recommend
adding some honey.
2. Divide the smoothie mixture into the
ice-lolly moulds, and freeze them for at
least two hours.
3. Take them out the freezer when they are
set, and youre ready to enjoy - just tr y not
to finish them all in one go!

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 Laugh Out Loud

Q: What did the sea say Q: Why do hurricanes

to the shore?
A: Nothing, it just waved.
Q: How do you cut
a wave in half?
A: Use a sea saw.
Q: What did the ground
say to the ear thquake?
A: You crack me up!
Q: What did one
volcano say to the
other volcano?
A: I lava you!
Q: Why did the sun
go to school?
A: To get brighter.
travel so fast?
A: Because if they
travelled slowly, wed
have to call them slow-
i-canes.
Q: What did the little
tree say to the big tree?
A: Leaf me alone!
Q: What do you call a
sheep with no legs?
A: A cloud.
Q: What often falls
but never gets hur t?
A VOLCANO IS A A: Rain
MOUNTAIN WITH
HICCUPS.

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