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UNESCO Adds 19 Sites to World Heritage List
Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji and the historic monuments of Kaesong, North Korea are just two of 19 new sites officially recognizeda World Heritage Site, an honor for monuments, buildings, sites or natural features "of outstanding universal value,"at the annual UNESCO conference held in Cambodia. Mount Etna in Italy, the Al Zubarah Archaeological Site in Qatar, and the Hani Rice Terraces in China were also added to the prestigious list. (MORE: Incredible Rice Terraces of the World) The UNESCO (United Nations...
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Haunting Drive-Ins Left to the Elements (PHOTOS)
The Frontier Drive-In located in Center, Colo. (Credit: Craig Deman) Santa Monica, Calif.-based photographer Craig Deman captures eerie yet stunning photos of deteriorating drive-in movie theaters that have been fashioned by the effects of weather over time in his photo series, “The Drive-In Project.” “Decades of heat, wind and rain ‘organically stylized’ the remnants of screens, ticket booths and projection booths in a distressed manner,” explained Deman in an interview with Weather.com. “Capturing the effects of these atmospheric conditions on...
Haunting Artwork in Sunken Fla. Warship (PHOTOS)
An image from Viennese artist Andreas Franke's underwater art gallery on the USS Mohawk near Sanibel Island, Fla. (Andreas Franke) Austrian photographer Andreas Franke has taken his works of art underwater again, transforming the USS Mohawk CGC, now a living reef, into a below sea level art gallery. Franke and his team mounted 12 images inside the 165-foot World War II warship’s walls off the coast of Sanibel Island. According to Diver magazine, the Mohawk is the last remaining ship...
Plane Veers Off Runway, Gets Stuck in Mud
Passenger John Breech snapped this photo as the passengers got off the Delta flight. (John Breech for weather.com) WASHINGTON -- Officials say a plane leaving Reagan National Airport veered off the runaway and its wheels got stuck in the mud. (MORE:|) Delta spokeswoman Sarah Lora said Delta Flight 1763 bound for Minneapolis was trying to enter the runway when the right gear left the pavement. She said the gear was stuck in about 12 inches of mud. Lora says that...
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