Black smoke behind the Vatican VATICAN CITY — Last time I saw black smoke billowing over St. Peter’s Square, it was the April consistory of 2005. But this, obviously, was very different: When I stepped out of the Vatican’s press hall at about 2:45 to head back to the office, several journalists came rushing back [...]
Remember all the naysayers claiming that South Africa could never build the stadiums necessary to host a World Cup? I hope they take a gander at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban via their 24/7 webcam and tell us again how impossible it will be. Is that a beautiful bit of architecture or what? South [...]
A PILOT trial of a webcam watching penguins at Edinburgh Zoo has been such a hit that it is to be made a permanent fixture. It was set up in June to capture the Gentoo penguins nesting and bringing up their young and has been attracting 9000 visitors a month so far. There was even [...]
If you’re not an actor and not used to being in front of a video camera, your first webcam chats can be a little intimidating at first. The fact that you can see yourself while talking to others, doesn’t help also and you will probably be too self-aware and maybe even a little shy. But [...]
Mount Wilson Observatory It’s an apocalyptic skyline beyond the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles. Fueled by triple digit temperatures and 40-year-old timber and brush, the massive Station Fire of the Angeles National Forest had officials speaking in religious terms. “It’s burning everywhere,” U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Dianne Cahir said. “When it gets into canyons that [...]
Webcams give you the ability to view action that is going on in a particular location through your computer with an internet connection. This feature is a great method that people use for business, safety, and entertainment. A live webcam involves a continuous feed that allows individuals to view it in real time. You can [...]
Environmental enthusiasts should be able to observe infant loggerhead sea turtles hatching and emerging from their nest, via a live streaming “turtle webcam” installed on a private beach on Big Pine Key in the Lower Florida Keys. Viewers can access the webcam, which offers daytime viewing of the loggerhead [...]