“While parts of the world are being flooded by rising sea levels, the Kvarken Archipelago, Finland’s only Natural World Heritage Site, is moving the other way.”
Disappearing Planet
- “Rising sea levels threaten to drown the Mekong Delta, which produces the majority of Vietnam’s rice. The only thing standing between the country and the ocean is a tree.”
- “The people who lived in Orkney, Scotland 5,000 years ago were extremely sophisticated – as John Lewinski discovers first-hand when he tries to learn the skills they used to survive.”
- “The piñata is a ubiquitous aspect of Mexican culture. Yet how it got to be that way is somewhat of a mystery.”
- “In Iran, the bazaar is more than a place of trade; it helped define the layout of the city as well as its social and cultural life.”
