Rings of Fire

The photo on this page was taken from the space station in July of 2013. The rings of fire are from the islands of La Reunion (population +800,000) and Mauritius (population 1,322,238). Above that is the constellation of the Seven Sisters (Pleiades). Other than past President George Bush Jr., Sarah Palin, and their ilk, who can look at this image and think that all the genies mankind has been freeing from so many lamps for so many years does not affect our precious and vulnerable living earth?

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Astronaut Karen Nyberg tweeted a photo of the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) overlooking Reunion and Mauritius islands in the Indian Ocean, taken aboard the International Space Station. Photo dated August 25, 2013. Credit: Karen L. Nyberg (via Twitter as @AstroKarenN)
Astronaut Karen Nyberg tweeted a photo of the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) overlooking Reunion and Mauritius islands in the Indian Ocean, taken aboard the International Space Station. Photo dated August 25, 2013.
Credit: Karen L. Nyberg (via Twitter as @AstroKarenN)
You can see more photos by Astronaut Karen Nyberg at Space.com