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By Julio Godoy

Voyage to the Fragile Beauty of Antarctica

The international renowned photographer Sebastiao Salgado shares with Tierramérica his first days aboard the Tara, which set sail this month on an Antarctic expedition.
''We want to document the beauty and the fragility of our planet,'' said the Brazilian artist.

The Mexico City subway transports some five million people each day.

By Stephen Leahy

Death Traps Below the Big Cities

The ever-growing number of underground transportation networks, shopping centers and parking ramps in the world's mega-cities are vulnerable to natural disasters, warn experts. Not even the wealthiest cities of the United States and Europe have given this serious issue much thought.

Tsunami survivors use an elephant to pull a car out of a village demolished by the giant wave in Sumatra, Indonesia. / Photo credit: U.S. State Department

By Suvendrini Kakuchi

Tsunami Forces Issue of Early Warning System

United Nations experts have announced an early warning system for tsunamis in the Indian Ocean to be launched in Julio. But there is still much to do. ''We are worried the importance of rehabilitating the local communities is being sidelined in this process,'' say NGOs.

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