Aerial Views Gallery

An aerial view shows a resort island at the Male Atoll

An aerial view shows a resort island at the Male Atoll December 7, 2009. Maldives has a population of some 400,000 islanders, whose livelihood from fishing and tourism is being hit by climate change. Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed said in November that 2 degrees Celsius warming would risk swamping the sand-rimmed coral atolls and islets, dotted with palm trees and mangrove clumps, that form his small country.REUTERS/Reinhard Krause (MALDIVES - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL) - GM1E5CE00DE01

Tower Bridge and the Canary Wharf financial district are seen at dusk in an aerial

Tower Bridge and the Canary Wharf financial district (at rear) are seen at dusk in an aerial photograph from The View gallery at the Shard, western Europe's tallest building, in London January 8, 2013. The View, the public viewing deck accessible by high speed elevators on the 309 metre (1,013 feet) Shard building, opens on February 1. Picture taken January 8, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: TRAVEL CITYSCAPE) - LM1E91A0RLJ01

The Beachy Head lighthouse is seen near Eastbourne, in southern England

The Beachy Head lighthouse is seen near Eastbourne, in southern England September 1, 2011. Trinity House, which is responsible for the lighthouse, has said that the it will not be repainted in it's distinctive red and white stripes because it is no longer required as a daymark. Local MP, Stephen Lloyd, has said he wants to start a fund-raising campaign to meet the approximate 45,000 pounds ($72,807) cost of repainting it to preserving its appearance. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TRAVEL) - LM1E7911CO001