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The Sea Below Photos on Canvas
The Sea Below Photos on Canvas
Like rays of burning sunlight concentrated through a magnifying glass, almost all the world's environmental problems come into sharp focus in the Maldives. The lowest lying country in the world is not even built on sand, but on the planet's most endangered ecosystem, coral reefs, the smashed fragments of which comprise every stunning white beach. And not only is the tide of sea level lapping at the shallow islands, but sea temperatures are rising as is the acidity of the ocean: both kill the corals. The beating sunlight in the Maldives should at least deliver plentiful solar power. The bright blue glow came from the beach on Vaadhoo Island after local plankton reacted with oxygen in the sea water to produce a light brighter than the Milky Way. Maldives is a country of South Asia, situated in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India. Most atolls of the Maldives consist of a large, ring-shaped coral reef supporting numerous small islands. The weather in Maldives is affected by the large landmass of the South Asia to the north. The presence of this landmass causes differential heating of land and water.
