Tsumani pulled back
1 of 11 from Images: Tsunamis, hurricanes hit 'Second Life'
On Thursday, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched an immersive, interactive 3D presence in the virtual world Second Life.
The site, created by NOAA's Earth Research Lab, gives Second Life users the opportunity to walk through a series of interactive exhibits, showing, for example, the effects of global warming on large glaciers; what it's like to fly in a NOAA plane or weather balloon into, through or around a hurricane; and what undersea caves and marine life look like from a submarine.
Here, the exhibit showcases the effects of a tsunami, demonstrating first what happens when the water pulls back.
April 27, 2007 1:18 PM PDT
Photo by: Daniel Terdiman/CNET News.com
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