News Topic: World explorer
Vanishing coastlines
NEWS SUMMARY Two iconic European tourist landmarks have dramatically changed due to extreme weather and coastal erosion. On Valentine’s Day, Italy’s famous Lovers’ Arch in Puglia collapsed into the Adriatic Sea after strong storms, heavy rainfall and powerful waves changed the rock structure. Meanwhile, in Iceland, world-famous Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach almost disappeared in just […]
Record-breaking bridges
NEWS SUMMARY China has opened the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, the world’s highest bridge from deck to ground, at 625 metres (2,050 feet) above the Beipan River gorge in Guizhou province. The bridge was built in just over three years and reduces a two-hour detour to just two minutes, improving travel in the mountainous region. […]
City from 1,800 BC opened to public
NEWS SUMMARY Peñico, an ancient city north of Peru’s capital Lima, has been opened to the public after eight years of excavation and conservation. The urban centre was founded around 1800 BC. Its strategic location connected areas by the coast with the Andes Mountains and the Amazon River. Among the 18 structures identified at Peñico […]
