Environment

July 25, 2013

Huge Storm Waves Amost Swallow People in Portugal

This past January, a massive storm hit across Portugal that produced strong winds of up to 80 miles per hour and heavy rain. The disaster, described as the biggest natural catastrophe in Portugal in recent years, was caused by a freak cyclone weather phenomenon called an explosive cyclogenesis. One of the areas where you could see nature in all its fury was in Porto, on the jetty that houses the Felgueiras Lighthouse.

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September 4, 2012

Gorgeous Aerial Shots of Iceland’s Volcanic Rivers

Time and time again, we're reminded of nature's beauty. It's hard to believe, but these photos of real landscapes, not abstract paintings. They are actually aerial shots of streams, alive with motion and color, finding their way down the ashen sides of volcanoes in Iceland.

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December 27, 2011

Plastic Tree Raises Environmental Awareness

Miha Artnak, the artist behind the brilliant Layers series, has recently finished his newest piece of street art entitiled The Rise of The Fall. Found inf Slovenia, in this piece Artnak covered the branches of a tree with a number of plastic bags that nearly obscure it when observed from a distance.

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March 10, 2011

Spectacular Colors of Nature (20 photos)

23-year-old web designer Joni Niemel took up photography as a side hobby. Shooting in his home country of Finland, Niemel has an ability to bring out the ultimate beauty of nature through color, composition and lighting. He always shoots in RAW-mode and then edits in Lightroom. Take a look at some of his best photos and you'll notice that this self-professed “amateur” photographer has undoubtedly mastered macro photography.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.