7 reasons to buy a Blancpain watch Share
Loyal to its core values of traditional watchmaking while constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation through a host of complications invented over the years, the illustrious Blancpain is much more than its famed dive watches, as Allyson Klass finds out.
Jehan-Jacques Blancpain started his watchmaking workshop producing pocket watch parts in the upper floor of his farmhouse in 1735. Little did the man who wore many hats – he bred livestock and was a schoolteacher – know that his humble manufacture in the Swiss Jura would later go on to become a brand that pioneered modern industrial watchmaking methods in the 19th century and create pioneering timepieces in the 20th century. Here, we list seven reasons why you need a Blancpain timepiece in your watch wardrobe.
2020 s Worst Environmental Disasters, and How Climate Change Played a Role | The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel 12/20/2020 Ron Brackett
In a year of unprecedented disasters, much of the damage done to our planet in 2020 was self-inflicted.
From devastating oil spills in sensitive areas to deadly wildfires that consumed record acreage to failing dams that flooded entire towns, the worst environmental disasters of the year showed the influence of humans.
That influence is clearly evident when a tanker slams into a coral reef and spills thousands of barrels of oil. It s less obvious when climate change is a factor behind raging wildfires across the Western U.S. and Australia.