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Tag: Physical oceanography
Cook Islands Creates Huge Pacific Ocean Marine Reserve
The Cook Islands has created one of the world's largest marine sanctuaries, protecting a vast swathe of the Pacific Ocean ...
Dutch Researchers Reveal Plans For Mile-Wide ‘floating Islands’
Made up of 87 floating triangles of different sizes, the huge, flexible island made of concrete or steel would eventually ...
6.5-Magnitude Quake Hits Central Philippine Island
A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled the central Philippines Thursday, US seismologists said, revising an earlier figure of 6.9. The quake ...
Over 1,500 Displaced By Tidal Waves At Blekusu In Ketu South
At least 1,500 persons have been displaced by the tidal waves that swept through Blekusu, a fishing community in the Ketu ...
Cape Town Contends With Worst Drought In Over A Century
The worst drought in a century is forcing the most stringent water restrictions ever implemented for South Africa's second largest ...
Strong Quake Hits Southern Japan, No Tsunami Risk
A strong earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, though there was no tsunami warning nor immediate reports of damage or ...
6.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes the Philippines
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines early Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted, Philippine and US ...
Reef Damage Could Cost Australia A Million Tourists
Mass coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could cost the region more than a million tourists a year and ...
Great Barrier Reef: Two-Thirds Damaged In ‘unprecedented’ Bleaching
Unprecedented coral bleaching in consecutive years has damaged two-thirds of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, aerial surveys have shown. The bleaching ...
‘Underwater Wasteland’ Worries After Cyclone Hits Barrier Reef
A powerful cyclone that smashed into northeastern Australia could have caused further damage to the under-pressure Great Barrier Reef, turning ...
Indonesia Increases Estimate For Cruise Ship Reef Damage
Indonesia said Wednesday a cruise ship on a voyage organised by a British company had damaged about 18,900 square metres ...
Coral Reefs Discovered In Ghana
Ghana’s tourism sector is expected to rake in more foreign exchange following the discovery of Coral Reefs in its marine ...
Indonesia Summons UK Envoy Over Coral Reef Destruction
Indonesia summoned the British ambassador Friday after a cruise ship on a voyage organised by a London-based company smashed into ...
Indonesia Vows Action After UK Cruise Ship Ruins Coral Reef
Indonesia on Wednesday vowed to take action after a British-owned cruise ship smashed into pristine coral reefs and caused extensive ...
British Cruise Ship Damages Pristine Indonesian Coral Reef
A British-owned cruise ship crashed into pristine coral reefs, causing extensive damage in a remote corner of Indoneisa known as ...
El Nino Gobbled Up California’s Beaches
Last year's unusually potent El Nino produced monster waves that carved away record-breaking swathes of the US West Coast's beaches, ...
Food Security Crisis In Southern Africa After Drought
Southern Africa is still recovering from the devastating effects brought on by a two-year-long El Nino event that ended in ...
7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chile, Prompts Tsunami
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off southern Chile has prompted a tsunami warning. The quake struck 225km ...
Solomons 7.7 Quake Prompts Alert
A tsunami warning has been issued in a wide area of the South Pacific following a powerful earthquak The 7.7 ...