Tourists look at an icebergs from the seashore of King’s Point on July 3, 2019 in Newfoundland, Canada. Formerly the center of cod fishing, the island province now sees more and more Icebergs that made their last trip from Greenland to Newfoundland.
The abundance of icebergs, which continue to venture further into Canadian waters, has created a new form of tourism, iceberg sightseeing. In 2018, more than 500,000 tourists visited the province of Newfoundland, contributing nearly 570 million Canadian dollars (389 million euros) to the local economy, according to the estimates of the provincial government.
Photo by Roland HARRISON / AFP / RSS
Personnel use a Royal Air Force (RAF) Chinook helicopter to lower bags of aggregate to reinforce the damaged spillway of the Toddbrook Reservoir dam above the town of Whaley Bridge in northern England on August 2, 2019. – Emergency services continued work to repair a damaged dam they fear could collapse as hundreds of evacuated residents of the northern town of Whaley Bridge spent the night away from home.
This image released by Discovery shows Cheetah cubs from episode two of “Serengeti,” a six-part series premiering Sunday, August 4.
This image released by Discovery shows Wildebeest migrating in a scene from episode three of “Serengeti,” a six-part series premiering Sunday, August 4.
BEIJING – Tourists view the statue of the Leshan Giant Buddha in Leshan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, April 1, 2019. Located in southwest China, Sichuan is a landlocked province boasting various biological resources and landscapes.
Russia – This photo taken from footage provided by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry press service on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, shows an air view of an area affected by floods, in the Irkutsk Region, Russia.
BEIJING – Staff members feed a giant panda in Wolong, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, May 26, 2019. Located in southwest China, Sichuan is a landlocked province boasting various biological resources and landscapes.
Sichuan is often dubbed as “giant panda capital of the world,” as more than 70% wild pandas live in the province. To bring the species back from the brink of extinction, relevant authorities have been implementing measures to protect and restore habitats, as well as expand and build nature reserves and breeding bases, in a race to save the bear.
Manila – A commuter holding his shoes rides on a tricyle through a flooded street, caused by a heavy downpour brought about by the southwest monsoon, in Manila on August 2, 2019.
