Ipanema Beach is undoubtedly the most popular in all of South America - and likely in the entire Western Hemisphere. While its beauty remains constant, water quality and wave conditions are factors that must be monitored daily to avoid any risks. Rio’s Beaches Are Some of the Most Famous on Earth. Here’s What’s Actually in the Water.
New South Wales is one of the most popular locations for great white sharks. While the Australian state ranks behind California, Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, and South Africa in terms of shark density, it leads as a hotspot for young specimens seeking food and venturing closer to shore. The Great White Was Almost as Long as the Boat. Then the Drone Went Up
The so-called kelp forests are underwater ecosystems dominated by large brown algae, which are critically important to local marine life. However, since they thrive in cold water, rising ocean temperatures have an adverse effect on them. Unusually Warm Waters Off California’s Coast: A Rare and Troubling Phenomenon
One of the possible causes behind the disaster in Nepal could be the rapidly melting glaciers. Climate warming creates a risk of ice blocks and land masses, previously completely stable, collapsing or sliding. A Wall of Mud and Water Tore Through Nepal’s Border With Tibet, Leaving Scores Dead and Hundreds Missing
Although Fort Boyard became famous as an inescapable prison, it served as one only briefly and not in the full sense of the word. What truly impresses about the fortress - and is often overlooked - is the extraordinary challenge of constructing such a stone stronghold in the open Atlantic during the 19th century. Fort Boyard: The Myth vs. Reality of the ‘Inescapable’ Fortress