Pacific island nations are the places that are most at risk of sinking due to rising sea levels caused by global warming. Tuvalu Prime Minister Saufatu Sopoanga predicts the Pacific will completely submerge his country in 50 years. Tuvalu is a nation of about 11,000 people that measures just 10 square miles. A string of nine coral atolls, Tuvalu is just 16 feet above sea level at its highest point.
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The QuickBird satellite is taking photographs of Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey, trying to spot the remains of Noah’s Ark. Aircraft pictures taken in the late 1940s, as well as more recent secret spy satellite shots of the area, have revealed what could be nothing more than an unusual geological formation, but it could also be the remains of the ark. Porcher Taylor, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, has worked for years to get the CIA to declassify satellite images and other information related to the unidentified feature on Mt. Ararat in Turkey.
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When Andrew Whyley visited the underwater webcam at Lochness Live, he glimpsed the Loch Ness Monster and recorded images of it. “I was browsing the internet, and the site is always good for a five-minute look on the off-chance,” he says. “When the image came on the screen I thought ‘What the hell is THAT?’ and snapped away.”
He captured five good images during the time Nessie was in front of the camera. “It moved all over the screen and seemed to have a purpose in its movement,? he says. ?The web cam refreshes every three seconds and I was able to get five shots over a minute or so.?
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