Tag: water

October 22, 2014 at 10:37 am

You Know It’s Windy When Waterfalls are Being Blown Upwards

You Know It's Windy When Waterfalls are Being Blown Upwards

On 21 October 2014, storm force winds battered northern England’s Derbyshire Peak District, near Hayfield. The River Kinder is observed being stopped in its tracks as it is blown back up onto Kinder Scout Plateau at the point where it would normally cascade 80 ft down the Kinder Downfall.

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September 26, 2014 at 12:37 pm

Dog Reminds Us to Enjoy the Simple Pleasures in Life

Dog Reminds Us to Enjoy the Simple Pleasures in Life

A dog having the time of its life playing in this water fountain is a reminder to us all to slow down, take a moment and enjoy the simple pleasures in life 🙂

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September 18, 2014 at 4:52 pm

Picture of the Day: Iguazu Falls from Below

Picture of the Day: Iguazu Falls from Below

Photograph by /mrpunto on Flickr Iguazu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentina province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. For most of its course, the river flows through Brazil, however, most of the falls…

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September 3, 2014 at 11:59 am

Dog Runs as Fast as He Can to Jump Into the Water

Dog Runs as Fast as He Can to Jump Into the Water

Strapped with a GoPro, Walter the Labrador runs as fast as he can to jump into the water. The video was filmed in Siracusa, Sicily in Italy which is on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

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August 30, 2014 at 10:31 am

Jet Skiing Through the Canyons of Lake Powell

Jet Skiing Through the Canyons of Lake Powell

A jet skier rides through a set of narrow canyons on Lake Powell, gliding effortlessly through the calm, mirror-like water.

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August 26, 2014 at 11:07 am

The Clearest Lake in the World is in New Zealand

The Clearest Lake in the World is in New Zealand

Located in Nelson Lakes National Park, Blue Lake—also known as Rotomairewhenua—holds the title of the world’s clearest lake. Scientific tests carried out in 2011 by New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) showed Blue Lake to be the clearest natural body of fresh water known to man. According to the NIWA…

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July 28, 2014 at 7:02 pm

Waves of Cut Glass by Ben Young

Waves of Cut Glass by Ben Young

31-year-old Ben Young makes intricate wave sculptures from numerous layers of cut glass. Raised in Waihi Beach, New Zealand and now residing in Sydney, Australia, the self-taught artist has been making glass sculptures now for over a decade. Each of Young’s sculptures are hand drawn, hand cut and hand crafted, layer on layer to…

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July 27, 2014 at 4:22 pm

Amazing First-Person Perspective of Lifeguard Rescuing Boy Caught in Rip Current

Amazing First-Person Perspective of Lifeguard Rescuing Boy Caught in Rip Current

Incredible footage shows an RNLI lifeguard rescuing a boy who had been dragged away from Crooklets Beach in Bude, Cornwall, in a very strong rip current while bodyboarding. He was heard screaming for help so lifeguard Joby Wolfenden-Brown paddled out on a rescue board and grabbed the boy, who was exhausted and clearly in…

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July 26, 2014 at 1:38 pm

Picture of the Day: Crystal Clear Canoeing

Picture of the Day: Crystal Clear Canoeing

Photograph by Cristian Perrella In this fantastic GoPro capture by Cristian Perrella, we see the crystal clear Lago del Matese in Caserta in the south of Italy. What a beautiful landscape to canoe through! The image was selected as GoPro’s photo of the day earlier this year. Lago del Matese can be seen on…

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July 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm

Picture of the Day: A Submerged Park in Austria

Picture of the Day: A Submerged Park in Austria

Photograph by Martinstr on Pixabay GrĂĽner See (Green Lake) is a lake in Styria, Austria in a village named Tragöß. The lake is surrounded by the Hochschwab mountains and forests. The name “Green Lake” originated because of its emerald-green water which comes from the snowmelt from the karst mountains. During the winter, the lake…

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