Environmental Graffiti

Enter Sand Dragon: The $40m Floating Mexican Border Fence

In the dusty, hot land between Yuma, Arizona and Calexico, California, the US Border Patrol faces regular attempts by Mexican drug smugglers trying to enter the land of the free quite illegally. With the installation of a 15 foot, seven mile long fence that simply floats on top of the sand, guards now hope that things will be different. Like a serpent lying in wait to pounce on an unsuspecting prey, this impressive barricade also yields dire consequences for anyone who dares to cross its path.

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The Lighthouse Devoured by Sand [PICS]

Poking its red head up through the shifting sands of Denmark’s weathered coast is the most useless lighthouse in the world. The Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse sits 60 meters above sea level on top of Lønstrup Klint on the edge of the North Sea, and is just about visible to those on land by day, never mind passing ships in the night.

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20 Most Incredible Desert Oases [pics]

The yellow sand dunes stretch to infinity, whilst the scorching sun of the Sahel beats down on your head. You’re tired and you’re thirsty – you’ve been travelling for miles, searching for water. Yet nonetheless you are cautious: nothing is as it seems in this land of smokescreens and mirrors. “Water! Water!” you begin to scream. No… even imagination is playing tricks on you.

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