Experts say the “bayou city” is so vulnerable to floods — not only because it is low-lying — because explosive growth in the metro area has added 25 percent more pavement in the last 15 years, replacing soil-rich wetlands that could absorb water with concrete suburbia.

In Loving Memory: Toronto doctor, underwater photographer and athlete Lucas Murnaghan dies at 45. Dr. Lucas Murnaghan, who captured striking underwater photos, practised orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children and co-owned Canadian surfing shop Surf the Greats, has died. In a Ted Talk

Underwater amazing footage of man interacting with sharks and hand feeding them fish.

Almost three quarters of the earth's surface is covered in water and around 90% of all the living space on Earth is contained in the oceans. These vast reserves cradled early life and continue to be home to a wealth of extraordinary creatures.

Chinese New Year Celebration in Jnauary 25, 2020 and the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival - an extraordinary sub-zero celebration in China's far north east. It is an ice wonderland, full of people braving the cold, diving into frozen water and enjoying themselves at minus 30 degrees.

In the water, Michael Phelps is a force to be reckoned with. But his dominance in the pool isn't just a physical attribute. Phelps's exacting mental standards and preparation propel him beyond other swimmers

Little Island, the brand-new public playground off West 14th Street in the Hudson River, rises out of the water 200 feet from noisy Eleventh Avenue, but a world removed. It’s the biggest, and most creative, park opening since the High Line. The Big Apple has never seen anything like it.

Justin Rabon and Brad Neumann have been together since shortly after they came out to each other as Division I track athletes back in 2014. Now, the Minneapolis couple is racing to provide food, water and other essential supplies to protesters and people impacted by civil unrest in their home city.

CommunityofLights.com pays special tribute to Robert Magnin who has been the inspiration for this web site. The video titled: "I Will Never Let You Go" is accompanied by the Walt Disney song titled "Candle on the Water" performed by talented singer Dwayne Britton.
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I am not big fan of musical fountains, but what they did in Hangzhou is great. Noozles are moving and nicely syncronized with music. It was interesting how they used MS Windows jingles between songs.