St Vincent And the Grenadines Declared A Disaster Zone
St Vincent and the Grenadines has been declared a level two disaster zone, following the heavy rainfall resulting from a low level trough system on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Scientists Anticipated Size and Location of 2012 Costa Rica Earthquake
Scientists using GPS to study changes in Earth’s shape accurately forecasted the size and location of the magnitude 7.6 Nicoya earthquake that occurred in 2012 in Costa Rica.
Mediterranean Sea Was Once a Mile-High Salt Field
About 6 million years ago, a mile-high field of salt formed across the entire Mediterranean seafloor, sucking up 6 percent of the oceans’ salt.
The Red-Dead Sea Conduit Deal
Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority have signed a water sharing pact aimed at one day replenishing the rapidly drying Dead Sea, but critics say it is playing with nature and fails to address root causes.
Birth of An Island, Japan
A volcanic eruption has raised an island in the Pacific Oceans about 620 miles (1,000 km) south of Tokyo, the Japanese coast guard and earthquake experts said.
Le Havre, France
The port city of Le Havre sits at the confluence of the Seine River and the English Channel along the northern coastline of France (Upper Normandy region).
Motion of the Ocean: Predicting the Big Swells
New research will allow oceanographers and meteorologists to better predict the rate at which ocean swells decay, or deteriorate, as they travel across the globe. Over 200 individual cases were tracked, making this study the first to provide such comprehensive data of this decay.
Texas Oyster Reef Restoration Project Begins In Gulf Of Mexico
A deep sea oyster reef restoration being touted as the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico began in an unlikely place: a quarry in landlocked Missouri.
Greenland Opens Way For Uranium And Rare Earths Mining
Greenland’s parliament has voted to end a decades-long prohibition on mining for radioactive materials such as uranium, further opening up the country to investors from Australia to China eager to tap its vast mineral resources.