This Month’s Most Stunning Visions Of Earth
A camel yawns near the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. Photo by Claire Thomas. Image Source: National Geographic
The Great Pyramids are made of about 2.3 million stone blocks. The arctic ground squirrel can lower its body temperature to below freezing when it’s hibernating. Singapore has created stunning, 160-foot-high “supertrees” to promote clean energy practices. You can enjoy more facts like these–and, of course, the incredible, world-class photographs that accompany them–in this month’s top “Visions of Earth” at National Geographic.
Submerged photographers shoot a surfer near Oahu, Hawaii. Photo by Sash Fitzsimmons. Image Source: National Geographic
The Colorado River delta in Mexico as viewed from above. Photo by Edward Burtynsky. Image Source: National Geographic
The Haunting Chinese Village Reclaimed By Nature
Image Source: All That Is Interesting
Of the 400 islands that make up the Shengsi archipelago in the mouth of China’s Yangtze River, only 18 are inhabitable. And of those 18, one has recently slipped back into the control of Mother Nature in the most hauntingly beautiful way you could imagine. The houses that dot the hillsides of Goqui Island, once home to fishermen and their families, are now covered in lush, green growth that is truly stunning. See the houses become one with the hills in this photo set.
Image Source: All That Is Interesting
Image Source: All That Is Interesting
