Guterres Issues Another ‘Global SOS’ over Fast-Rising Pacific Ocean
While no one is panicking (yet), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a new global climate “SOS” at the Pacific Islands Summit on Tuesday, warning for the second time in less than a week that rising sea levels will deal a deadly blow to humanity in the region. “I am in Tonga to issue a global […]
‘Even in the teeth of a gale, she has time for a hula’: the sailor breaking barriers on the Pacific ocean | Pacific islands
IAbout 100 miles from Tonga, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the winds began to pick up when sailing captain Ivanancy Vunikura was helping command the Uto Ni Yalo, a ship that had set sail from Fiji a few days earlier. “The weather changed completely, the waves were up to four metres and the […]
50,000-Year-Old Artifacts Reveal Clues On Early Human Ocean Travel
A study published in mid-August found that humans had the technology to cross the Pacific Ocean around 50,000 years ago. Researchers working in the Moloro Cave, a giant limestone cave on Waigeo island in West Papua, have discovered several layers of human habitation within the structure. According to According to a study published in the […]
Car plunges off California’s Devil’s Slide cliff into ocean, killing three passengers: cops
Three people were killed Friday when a car plunged off a cliff into the ocean near Devil’s Slide on California’s famed Highway 1. Police received a call about a single-vehicle accident just before noon that day, and police, firefighters and other emergency personnel were mobilized to assist with the cliff rescue. According to SFGate. The […]
Florida Man Jumps into Ocean to Avoid Arrest, Leaves Girlfriend Stranded
A Florida man was captured on police body camera diving into the ocean to evade arrest after two boat officers questioned him about a rules violation and discovered he had an active warrant for his arrest. A video captured by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) officer in April is going viral, showing a […]
Major Enviro Orgs Shack Up With Foreign Oil Giants To Industrialize The Ocean
Major environmental groups are partnering with foreign oil companies to industrialize New York’s oceans. Activist organizations, including the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), have teamed up with foreign energy companies like Equinor and a subsidiary of TotalEnergies to proliferate offshore wind projects in the waters off of New York state. These […]
Historic ocean liner docked in Philadelphia is fighting for its survival
“America’s Flagship” is being evicted. That is the current situation the SS United States faces in a yearslong dispute with its landlord, a warehousing company in Philadelphia. The historic ship is the largest ocean liner ever constructed in the United States and the record holder for the fastest average speed during a trans-Atlantic voyage. It […]
NASA first sample shows asteroid Bennu could be from small ocean world
NASA’s first asteroid sample is the cleanest of its kind. Now, back on Earth, samples taken from the asteroid Bennu are already yielding surprising discoveries about the early solar system and where asteroids came from. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft dropped rock and soil samples from the pristine asteroid into the Utah desert last year after a […]
Taylor Casey Bahamas search: Missing American’s phone found in ocean, police say
The cell phone of an American woman who went missing while on a yoga retreat in the Bahamas has been found underwater, local media reports say. Taylor Casey, 41, remained missing Thursday since last being seen June 19 at the Sivananda Ashram yoga retreat on Paradise Island in Nassau. Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings of the Royal […]
Taylor Casey Bahamas search: Missing Chicago woman’s phone found in ocean, police say
The cell phone of a Chicago woman who went missing in the Bahamas while on a yoga retreat has been found in the ocean, local media reports. Taylor Casey, 41, remained missing Thursday since last being seen June 19 at the Sivananda Ashram yoga retreat on Paradise Island in Nassau. Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings of the […]