National Geographic 2017年第07期.pdf

SECRET ANTARCTICAJULY 2017T H E L A S T H O N E Y H U N T E R|H U M M I N G B I R D S|M A S S AC R E I N M E X I COOptions shown.2017 LexusLChRXhALWAYS CHARGED.ALWAYS READY.THE LEXUS HYBRID LINEEvery breakthrough drives us forward.Like regenerative-braking technology,which increases efficiency and boosts performance.So even when braking,youre creating the power to leap forward.With a range of advanced hybrid models to choose from and over a million hybrids on the road today,Lexus continues electrifying the way 2017 VOL.232 NO.1 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY74DESPERATE FOR A CUREFEATURESICONTENTSOn the Cover In spring,when the sea ice retreats to within a few miles of the Adlie Coast of East Antarctica,an expedition of divers and photographers set out to drill through the ice,dive beneath it,and exploreas deep as 230 feet down.Photo by Laurent Ballesta(two images stitched together)?Go to QUESTIONSAl Gore keeps the climate change discussion going.VISIONSPOSTERThe history of stadiumsEXPLOREAdventure:deadly wing-suits,epic ocean voyages,iron mountain roadsIn Venezuela,public hospitals turn patients away for lack of supplies,and most basic?Story and Photographs by Meridith KohutSPECIAL REPORT:ANTARCTICA30|THE CRISIS ON THE ICEA dramatic rise in sea level is coming.But when?By Douglas Fox Photographs by Camille SeamanSPECIAL REPORT:ANTARCTICA 50|THE BEAUTY BELOW THE ICE?under Antarctic ice.Story and Photographs by Laurent Ballesta80|THE LAST HONEY HUNTER?the honey guarded by the worlds largest honeybees.By Mark Synnott Photographs by Renan Ozturk98|FLIGHT SCHOOLHigh-speed cameras freeze hummingbirds in time and reveal the secrets of their darts and dives.By Brendan Borrell Photographs by Anand Varma120|THE MAKING OF A MASSACREAs vengeance for a leak,the Zetas drug cartel attacked a Mexican town.By Ginger Thompson Photographs by Kirsten Luce142|YELLOW RIVER AT RISKRapid development is fuel-ing Chinas rise.The cost may be a vital resource.Story and Photographs by Ian TehELSEWHERE?360-DEGREE VIDEOHANGING OUT WITH THE HONEY HUNTER?The man hanging above himseen here as dangling legsis photogra-?Hunter”?behind the story in a 360-degree video at LIVE:WILDLIFE IN REAL TIME FROM SIX CONTINENTS?will transmit images from more than 30 spots on the globe to one broadcast.?TELEVISIONCOAL STORY:FROM THE ASHESResidents of struggling coal industry towns wrestle with minings legacy and worry about their future in From the Ashes.?TELEVISIONPHOTO ARK ON THE AIR?series RareCreatures of the Photo Ark.?BOOKSLITERARY TRAVEL?Novel Destinations?England.Available where books are sold and at .NAT GEO WILDTHE INCREDIBLE DR.POL IS BACK?all kinds in rural Michiganand visits his?udder-ly awesome season of The Incred-ible Dr.Pol.?Subscriptions? or?names available to companies whose products or services might be of interest to you.If you prefer not to?DMAchoice.org,or mail a request to:?|CONTENTSPHOTO:NICOLAS LOCATELLI|FROM THE EDITOR|OUR PHOTOGRAPHYSusan Goldberg,Editor in Chief When photographer Anand Varma first pitched us a story about hummingbirds in 2011,he says we told him:“Thats boring.Every photo of a hummingbird that can be taken,has been taken.”I wish wed been more polite than that because,as youll see in this issue,such a response would make us not only rude but wrong.In fact,no one has seen photos quite like this beforeand thats especially true of Varmas video of hum-mingbirds in action,on our website at of our principles of storytelling at National Geographic is,“Do what others cant.”Others may not have our global reach,our crazy ambition,or the depth of our visual and reportorial journalism.In this case they dont have Anand Var-ma and his ability to photograph animal behavior and movement in a new way.“At first I imagined myself as a con-ventional wildlife photographer who would document animals in their natural habitat,”Varma says.“Then I learned that photographing creatures in a controlled environment allowed me to reveal details that wouldnt be visible any other way.”What kind of details?When it comes to hummingbirds,there are many extraordinary traits.Their wings can flap as fast as a hundred times a second.In horizontal flight they can go at least 35 miles an hour,and males courtship dives can hit 60 miles an hour.To capture these marvels,Varma worked in a lab equipped with still cameras that can record action within 1/13,500 of a second,video cameras that shoot 3,000 frames a second,and tools that he designed.To get just the right view of a hummingbirds tongue(see page 111),he had a glassblower make a tiny basin with a spout at one end.Varma filled it with nectar he concoctedand trained hummingbirds to drink from it.Back in 2011 we were right about one thing:Weve done a lot of hummingbird stories.This is the 10th in our 129-year history.But this one stands out for its use of technology to create unique images and advance knowledge.As Varma says,“I take a very technical approach because I want to find new