region in mainland spain the country does have regions even further south we're heading to the canary islandsseven main islands located off the african coast and the atlantic ocean each has a distinctive character millions of tourists flock to them every year we're visiting four of them today so you can get a good idea of which is your favorite. located just one hundred kilometers off the west african coast the canaries are an outpost of europe with an enticing climate. each island in the archipelago was formed progressively from volcanic magma over the course of millions of years. and each one of the seven boasts its own particular beauty. in the second largest of the canary islands is four to ventura on first glance it looks rather barren but it boasts spectacular beaches and is famous for the golden dunes of coral a hole that stretches all the way to the atlantic a. little bit and that would allow you see here that nature builds things that are so much more impressive than anything humans mike the same but also the landscape it's so much more frantic because until we like the sand best and

in the second largest of the canary islands is four to ventura on first glance it looks rather barrenbut it boasts spectacular beaches and is famous for the golden dunes of call a halt that stretch all the way to the atlantic a. little bit and that's what. you see here that nature builds things that are so much more impressive than anything humans mike to see but also the landscape it's so much more frantic because we like the sand best and the climatic measure cocaine i want to say and it's lovely. it's a force of into is continuously buffeted by winds from the north offering the perfect conditions for surfers and that includes windsurfers and kite surfers. we have different times of different series or so there are bigger waves smaller waves and really big waves of where you apply the color of the wire bureau. next up gran canaria the third largest island with three hundred fifty days of clear skies a year it's a paradise for a sun star of travelers from the north. the lively capital las palmas is located in the northeast. it's botanical garden is a must see home to five hundred ind

decades of intensive volcanic activity on lands are right in the canary islands have given it's a geology that is similar to that of mars. geologist child fun carol is often drawn to the island as an expert on the red planet he advises nasa. he's also an important figure in the months society and international association of scientists engineers astronauts and aerospace officials. all of them advocates a journey to mars. i just ask yourself if on a going to mars reflects our profound urge to explore it's in our genes. let me speired the discovery of america and other planets. and we also want to find out about the origin of life. it was a very maricopa only happened on earth with a chance of one hundred billion years or was it a process that happens naturally. i know that there was liquid water on mars and it asked just because we've seen the remains of lakes i mean it's only still dark but i think why shouldn't why if ever reason there are two like maybe we can find the missing link between inanimate mineral matter and the first cells never let out of the miracle of life come about. mars

astronaut to marcus kaye is climbing of all came when lance the russian and the canary islands.he returned from his long space mission just a few weeks ago the space agency to send their astronauts here for training the terrain is what is called a planetary analog very similar to the landscape on mars. the french astronauts he's a mars mission as the apex of his career the six and a half months he spent on the international space station i s s were the first step towards potentially being part of a crew lifting off of the red planet one day. humans have to adapt to space travel with closed recycling loops total autonomy drive technologies and the use of robots and novel materials the i s s paves the way for future missions and puts a journey to mars into the realm of the imaginable. of. a a. mop the on. back in november twenty eighth sixteen at the baikonur spaceport temperatures have fallen to minus twenty eight degrees celsius. the rocket is being driven to the launch pad a pretty routine occurrence in the space business preparations for the one thousand nine hundred ninety se

in this video we're driving on a very windy road in the canary islands. as we come up around this corner, watch what happens. >> whoa. hey now. >> i thought that was a motorcycle for a second. that was just a car up on two wheels. >> that was a small truck that came around that turn way too fast and as you can see, the guardrail was not enough to stop its fall. the other side, a cliff about 1,000 feet down. >> there's no way that driver made it. >> remember how i said luck sometimes plays a role in your life? we have pictures of what that truck looked like after. >> oh my gosh, the tree! >> it was at just the right spot. >> in that moment, that truck happened to go over the guardrail at the exact right spot where a tree happened to be and it ended up wedged between the tree and the guardrail preventing it from going tumbling down. >> i mean, technically the guardrail did save it. just not in the way it was intended. >> and people are talking about how lucky this guy was that the tree was there to save his life. timing also played a perfect role for the su

and in this video, we're driving on a windy road in the canary islands.'re coming up around this corner, watch what happens. >> whoa! hey, hey, hey. >> what are they doing? >> i thought that was a motorcycle for a second because it was so narrow. that was a car up on two wheels. >> yes, a truck that came around the curve way too fast. the guardrail was not enough to stop its fall. the cliff was a thousand ft down. >> there's no way the driver made it. >> remember when i said life plays a role in your life? we have pictures of what have the truck looks like after. >> oh, my gosh! the tree. >> in just the right spot. the truck happened to go over the guardrail at the exact right spot where a tree happened to be

on a windy road in the canary islands. as we're coming up around this corner, watch what happens. >> whoa! hey, hey, hey. >> what are they doing? >> i thought that was a motorcycle for a second because it was so narrow. that was a car up on two wheels. >> yes, a truck that came around the curve way too fast. the guardrail was not enough to stop its fall. the cliff was a thousand feet down. >> there's no way the driver made it. >> remember when i said life plays a role in your life? we have pictures of what have the truck looks like after. >> oh, my gosh! the tree. >> in just the right spot. the truck happened to go over the guardrail at the exact right spot where a tree happened to be and it ended up wedged between the tree and the guardrail, preventing it from going tumbling down. >> i suppose technically the guardrail did save it, just not in the way it was intended. >> and people are talking about how lucky this guy was that the tree was there to save his life. >>> timing also played a perfect role for the subject in th

smashing into seafront apartments in the canary islands in november. in the worst flash floods ever to hit the spanish island of mid—yorker —— majorca. around 200 people were killed in the worst flooding disaster in 1982. flash floods come which are mendis forceful that this is tunisia in september after what was said to be the heaviest deluge in almost 25 yea rs. the heaviest deluge in almost 25 years. this is the moment a flash flood pours into the ancient city of petra after weeks of heavy rain in the city. this bus is no match for the city. this bus is no match for the sheer power of a monsoon flooded river in kashmir in september. southern india, kerrela is hit hard. a man clings to the bonnet of a car after it is swept away in ankara. several people were injured. another year of intense tropical cyclones. this typhoon hit hong kong in september, the most powerful ever recorded here. fiji in april, feeling the force of a second cyclone in as many weeks. the prime minister says the pacific island nation is in a fight. i've is climate change brings

the largest of the canary islands ten or reef was formed by the kanuck activity several million years ago. the island is a paradise for people who'd love potatoes. for a child alchemic soil and a mild climate year round they thrive here. we stumbled on the chips ian generates capital santa cruz everything here revolves around the buffet fried version of the potato snack shoppers run by the canary an italian couple jimmy stickered and dan massimo jarrod so who came up with the name. they said when you get it it was my husband's idea. we were looking for a name and of course it had to have something to do with potatoes. gypsy in those are stable only there are virtually no dishes on tenerife that are not served with potatoes if they're boiled roasted fried and baked potatoes are always part of the equation employed by. the french fries here are never frozen like in many restaurants but cut fresh every day. fresh vegetable oil is also important say the locals but which potatoes make the best fries. but it has to be a really yellow potato that doesn't contain too much starch. otherwise it

the largest of the canary islands ten a reef was formed by the can make activity several million years ago. the island is a paradise for people who love potatoes. with her child volcanic soil and a mild climate year round they thrive here. we stumbled on the chips ian jenner reaves capital santa cruz everything here revolves around the buffet fried version of the potato the snack shoppers run by the canary an italian couple jimmy. so who came up with the name they said when you got him it was my husband's idea. we were looking for a name and of course it had to have something to do with potatoes chips are not chips see in the end. see one out. to see. there are nearly fifty different varieties of potato on the canaries the tuber was first domesticated around thirteen thousand years ago in south america and they were introduced to europe after the spanish conquests there are ten to reef potatoes are a staple might there are virtually no dishes on teneriffe that are not served with potatoes if they're boiled roasted fried and baked potatoes are always part of the equation by. the french

and so i guess they will build in the canary islands or something. i was just thinking, another example would be in terms of political physics. there was supposed to be a super collider built in texas in the late '80s and early '90s which would dwarf the one that's in europe, the largest one in the world. because of the texas republicans saying we can't build it, pay for it. they can pay for wars but they can't pay for science. i was just wondering, it seems to me like at this point we probably would have figured out dark matter by now, may be the on her to understanding dark energy. >> host: you covered a lot of topics here, and will get a response in a second. do you work in science in any way? >> caller: no. i wish. i'm unemployed, but actually on my last universal basic income. i just try to get some books in the library, but it's hard to concentrate. >> host: thank you very much. >> guest: thanks for the questions. i think books have always been the great portal to other places and other ways of thinking. so happy to hear that you are sort of in

its natural or only established stronghold is in the canary islands however there have been sightings on an animal theme, two, cat gives dog walkers pause for thought. the plan was obviously intended. this is about nick harding bengal cat cold barry and he likes to ta ke bengal cat cold barry and he likes to take ari for a stroll with a harness in ashtead in surrey which is pretty unusual to see someone walking their cat. barry is and a lwa ys walking their cat. barry is and always on the harness and we are told he doesn't not walk to heal and prefers to dart off after birds. there is a surprise. a cat doing for cats like to do. that's it for today's morning briefing. sport, and now it's time for a roundup with mike. thank you. we start at stamford bridge, where chelsea made it through to the league cup final, after a dramatic penalty shoot out victory, against spurs. tottenham held a 1—0 lead, from the first leg, but that was soon overturned, thanks to goals from n'golo kante, and this from eden hazard. a goalfrom fernando llorente, took the match to penalties. after misses from eric

they‘ re usually found in the canary islands. here's our science reporter helen briggs. 0s and ‘80s show that the angel shark was once a prize catch. it's now a protected species, and it is hoped that it could be returning to welsh waters. scientists say it is a particularly ancient shark and losing it would wipe out millions of years of evolutionary history. the critically endangered angel shark is still found in wales today. we have had a number of sightings over the last few years, but we also know there is a lot of historic information that we have not yet unlocked, so we're asking the people of wales to come to our angel shark history road show and share their memories, their information, their photographs of angel sharks or other animals in wales, to really understand where they used to be occurring and changes in their numbers over time. exploratory dives reveal a wealth of marine life in the waters of wales, and the researchers hope surveys later in the year would lead to confirmed sightings. in the meantime, they want anyone with photos or memories of the elusive