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Benjamin Cassidy

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National Geographic | Jediné ledové letiště USA zažívá rekordní nápor pilotů, ale teplé zimy mu hrozí záhubou

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By Benjamin Cassidy Verified
| nationalgeographic.cz
Když se Larry Gurgainous snášel mezi zasněženými kopci v New Hampshiru, zatnul se v napětí. Veterán amerického letectva pilotoval vojenská letadla v Afghánistánu a Iráku. Malým letadlem obkroužil Niagarské vodopády i Mount Rushmore. Nikdy se ale nepokusil přistát bez použití brzd. Po tříhodinovém letu z Virginie se rychle blížil k nezvyklému cíli – úzkému pruhu ledu na nejjižnějším výběžku jezera Winnipesaukee.
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What it takes to land a plane on a runway made entirely of ice Original

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By Benjamin Cassidy Verified
| National Geographic Verified
As he descended between snow-covered hills in New Hampshire, Larry Gurgainous tensed up. The U.S. Air Force veteran had piloted military aircraft in Afghanistan and Iraq. He’d flown a small plane around Niagara Falls and Mount Rushmore. But he’d never attempted to land without braking. After a three-hour flight from Virginia, he was fast approaching a novel destination: a narrow strip of ice on the southernmost tip of Lake Winnipesaukee.
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The Curious Case of 'Old Thom,' an Orca Traveling Alone in the North Atlantic

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By Benjamin Cassidy Verified
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
Sightings of the marine mammal captivate the public and baffle scientists Charter boat captain Donna Piraino fishes twice a week for eight months of the year off the coast of Massachusetts. In and around the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, she’s seen a lifetime’s worth of species, from leatherback sea turtles and basking sharks to pilot whales and North Atlantic right whales, one of the most endangered marine mammals on Earth.
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