Los Angeles Unveils Plans For Ocean-Research Centre
A 100-year-old dock on the San Pedro waterfront in Los Angeles will be developed into an urban marine research and business park, with the first phase slated for completion in 2018.
Canadian Quake Refines Pacific Tsunami Risk
A study of the magnitude-7.7 earthquake that shook the northern coast of British Columbia, Canada, last October has solved a longstanding argument about the region’s geology. The finding suggests that even Pacific islands as far away as Hawaii might need to worry about tsunamis originating from this part of the Canadian coast.
Supermoon King Tides Batter Eroded Gold Coast Beaches
The Gold Coast’s erosion-battered beaches have sustained more damage from king tides coinciding with the “supermoon”.