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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: London, Tokyo Submerged by Rising Seas -- In "Second Life"


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An online persona, or avatar, hovers over the flooded streets of Britannia, the virtual equivalent of England in the online world Second Life. Several virtual cities were flooded today as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the potential environmental and financial impacts of climate change.

Image courtesy Giles Rhys Jones/Ogilvy