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Icebreaker Louis Saint Laurent in Resolute Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand)
Workerresting on bales of cotton, Thonakaha, Korhogo, Ivory Coast. Cottoncrops occupy approximately 335,000 square klilometers worldwide, anduse nearly one quarter of all pesticides sold. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #
Mountainouscountryside near Maelifellssandur, Myrdalsjökull Region, Iceland. Oncethe young lava fields of Iceland cool down, life begins anew little bylittle. Ice, wind and water flatten and carve out shapes to begin with,then, during the summer, bacteria, lichen and fungi prepare the soilfor plants, in particular mosses which adapt to an environment whichremains difficult. These plants colonise the most favourable sites andterrain little by little, forming a new ecosystem. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #
"Treeof life", Tsavo national park, Kenya. This acacia is a symbol of lifein the vast expanses of thorny savanna, where wild animals come to takeadvantage of its leaves or its shade. Tsavo National Park insoutheastern Kenya, crossed by the Nairobi-Mombasa road and railwayaxis, is the country's largest protected area (8,200 square miles, or21,000 square kilometers) and was declared a national park in 1948. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #
Iraqitank graveyard in the desert near Al Jahrah, Kuwait. This graveyard oftanks will bear witness for many years to the damage that war causesboth to the environment and to human health. In 1991, during the firstGulf War, a million depleted uranium shells were fired at Iraqi forces,spreading toxic, radioactive dust for miles around. Such dust is knownto have lasting effects on the environment and to cause various formsof cancer and other serious illnesses among humans. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #
Villagein the Rheris Valley, Er Rachidia region, High Atlas Mountains,Morocco. Fortified villages are frequently seen along the valley of theRheris, as they are on most rivers of southern Morocco, inspired by theBerber architecture built to protect against invaders. Today, with thethreat of raids now gone, the close clustering of dwellings, smallwindows, and roofs covering houses and narrow streets serve the purposeof protecting occupants from heat and dust. The flat, connecting roofsalso provide a place for drying crops. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #
Road interrupted by a sand dune, Nile Valley,Egypt. Dunes cover nearly one-third of the Sahara, and the highest, inlinear form, can attain a height of almost 1,000 feet (300 m). Barchansare mobile, crescent-shaped dunes that move in the direction of theprevailing wind at rates as high as 33 feet (10 m) per year, sometimeseven covering infrastructures such as this road in the Nile Valley. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #
own of Koh Pannyi, Phand Nga bay, Thailand. Thesouth-western coast of Thailand offers a series of beautiful bays linedwith many islands. Phang-nga Bay's special formations were createdafter the thawing of ice 15,000 years ago. Rising waters then submergedarid calcareous mountains, leaving only their peaks visible to the eye.The bay was turned into a marine park in 1981. One of its popularattractions is the village of Koh Panyi, which was built on piles twocenturies ago by Muslim sailors coming from Malaysia. The inhabitantsmake a living via traditional fishing and tourism. Preserved by itsconfiguration, the bay floor of Phang-nga Bay suffered much less fromthe tsunami of December 26, 2004 than nearby sites. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #
Icebergsand an Adelie penguin, Adelie Land, Antarctica. Antarctica, the sixthcontinent, is a unique observation point for atmospheric and climaticphenomena; its ancient ice, which trapped air when it was formed,contains evidence of the Earth's climate as it has changed anddeveloped over the past millions of years. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) #
A whale swims off the Valdes peninsula, Argentina.After summering in the Arctic, whales return to the southern seas eachwinter to reproduce. From July to November, whales mate and bear theiryoung along the coasts of the Valdes Peninsula in Argentina. Until the1950s, this migratory marine mammal was extensively hunted for its meatand the oil extracted from its fat, which brought it to the edge ofextinction. Protective measures were adopted after internationalattention was focused on the problem in 1937. In 1982 a moratorium wasdeclared on whale hunting for commercial purposes, and in 1994 thesouthern seas became a whale sanctuary. After decades of protection, 7of the 13 whale species, of which only a few thousand remain (10 to 60times fewer than in the early 20th century), are still endangered. [map] (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) # |
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