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Rising Seas To Cost Pacific Island Nations $10 Billion - Their 20-Year GDP
Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly $10 billion - equivalent to about 20 years of gross domestic product - the World Bank said in a report on Thursday.
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Mysterious Noises Coming From Mariana Trench for a Decade Finally Explained
Strange underwater noises, known as “biotwang” sounds, have puzzled scientists since they were first heard near the Mariana Trench in 2014. These odd noises, described as a combination of low grumbling and high-pitched metallic ringing, are reminiscent of sounds from sci-fi movies. For years, the source of these noises was unknown, though they ...
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'Global SOS' Over Fast-Rising Pacific Ocean, Crisis For Low-Lying Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday ocean temperatures are rising in the Pacific Islands at three times the rate worldwide, and its population was "uniquely exposed" to the impact of rising sea levels.
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Sea Levels Rising Faster In Pacific Than Elsewhere: Report
Sea level rises in the Pacific Ocean are outstripping the global average, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report showed on Tuesday, imperiling low-lying island states.
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Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution
Recent findings have unveiled Ontocetus posti, an extinct walrus-like mammal that lived 2.2 million years ago. Led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville from the University of Tsukuba, this discovery, made from fossils found in Norwich, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium, provides fresh insights into the evolutionary history of walruses. Initially misidentified, the foss...
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Sonar Image Points To Amelia Earhart's Lost Plane, Missing Since 1937: Report
A deep sea exploration company has released a sonar image they say may be the remains of the plane of Amelia Earhart, the famed American aviatrix who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.
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Indian Warship INS Kadmatt Docks In Thailand To Bolster Indo-Thai Maritime Cooperation
Indian warship INS Kadmatt docked at Thailand's Bangkok port on Tuesday to bolster the Indo-Thai maritime cooperation in the North Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea and enhance interoperability between both the navies, Ministry of Defence said.
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Rare "Dumbo" Octopus Spotted On Deep Sea Livestream In Pacific Ocean
The octopus stunned a group of marine experts who underwent on a deep-sea exploratory mission.
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Australian Sailor, Dog Rescued After 2 Months Stranded At Pacific Ocean
An Australian sailor and his dog have been rescued after two months adrift in the Pacific Ocean, surviving the ordeal by drinking rainwater and snacking on raw fish.
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New Zealand Extracts 3.2 Tonnes Of Cocaine Worth Over $300 Million Floating At Sea
New Zealand authorities said on Wednesday they had recovered 3.2 tonnes of cocaine worth more than $300 million.
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Pictures Of Underwater Volcano Erupting In Vanuatu Go Viral
The department shared pictures of the eruption and a map with a 10-kilometer "risk zone" surrounding the submerged volcano.
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Scientists Say New Supercontinent "Amasia" Will Form When Pacific Ocean Disappears
Over the next 200 to 300 million years, the Arctic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea will disappear, and Asia will crash into the Americas forming a new supercontinent called Amasia, scientists have said.
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Deep Sea Mining Is About To Begin, Testing Soon In Pacific Ocean: Report
Deep sea mining has recently received controversial approval, and experiments will soon begin at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, according to a report in Newsweek.
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More Than 100,000 Kg Of Plastic From Great Garbage Patch In The Ocean
The garbage was removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area between Hawaii and California, where litter and debris accumulate.
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Japan Scrambles Jets To Intercept Nuclear-Capable Russian Bombers: Report
Japan scrambled F-15 fighter jets to intercept two Russian nuclear-capable Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers that were flying over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean, the Interfax agency cited Russia's defence ministry as saying on Thursday.
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Rising Seas To Cost Pacific Island Nations $10 Billion - Their 20-Year GDP
Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly $10 billion - equivalent to about 20 years of gross domestic product - the World Bank said in a report on Thursday.
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Mysterious Noises Coming From Mariana Trench for a Decade Finally Explained
Strange underwater noises, known as “biotwang” sounds, have puzzled scientists since they were first heard near the Mariana Trench in 2014. These odd noises, described as a combination of low grumbling and high-pitched metallic ringing, are reminiscent of sounds from sci-fi movies. For years, the source of these noises was unknown, though they ...
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'Global SOS' Over Fast-Rising Pacific Ocean, Crisis For Low-Lying Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday ocean temperatures are rising in the Pacific Islands at three times the rate worldwide, and its population was "uniquely exposed" to the impact of rising sea levels.
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Sea Levels Rising Faster In Pacific Than Elsewhere: Report
Sea level rises in the Pacific Ocean are outstripping the global average, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report showed on Tuesday, imperiling low-lying island states.
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Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution
Recent findings have unveiled Ontocetus posti, an extinct walrus-like mammal that lived 2.2 million years ago. Led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville from the University of Tsukuba, this discovery, made from fossils found in Norwich, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium, provides fresh insights into the evolutionary history of walruses. Initially misidentified, the foss...
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Sonar Image Points To Amelia Earhart's Lost Plane, Missing Since 1937: Report
A deep sea exploration company has released a sonar image they say may be the remains of the plane of Amelia Earhart, the famed American aviatrix who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.
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Indian Warship INS Kadmatt Docks In Thailand To Bolster Indo-Thai Maritime Cooperation
Indian warship INS Kadmatt docked at Thailand's Bangkok port on Tuesday to bolster the Indo-Thai maritime cooperation in the North Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea and enhance interoperability between both the navies, Ministry of Defence said.
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Rare "Dumbo" Octopus Spotted On Deep Sea Livestream In Pacific Ocean
The octopus stunned a group of marine experts who underwent on a deep-sea exploratory mission.
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Australian Sailor, Dog Rescued After 2 Months Stranded At Pacific Ocean
An Australian sailor and his dog have been rescued after two months adrift in the Pacific Ocean, surviving the ordeal by drinking rainwater and snacking on raw fish.
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New Zealand Extracts 3.2 Tonnes Of Cocaine Worth Over $300 Million Floating At Sea
New Zealand authorities said on Wednesday they had recovered 3.2 tonnes of cocaine worth more than $300 million.
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Pictures Of Underwater Volcano Erupting In Vanuatu Go Viral
The department shared pictures of the eruption and a map with a 10-kilometer "risk zone" surrounding the submerged volcano.
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Scientists Say New Supercontinent "Amasia" Will Form When Pacific Ocean Disappears
Over the next 200 to 300 million years, the Arctic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea will disappear, and Asia will crash into the Americas forming a new supercontinent called Amasia, scientists have said.
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Deep Sea Mining Is About To Begin, Testing Soon In Pacific Ocean: Report
Deep sea mining has recently received controversial approval, and experiments will soon begin at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, according to a report in Newsweek.
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More Than 100,000 Kg Of Plastic From Great Garbage Patch In The Ocean
The garbage was removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area between Hawaii and California, where litter and debris accumulate.
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Japan Scrambles Jets To Intercept Nuclear-Capable Russian Bombers: Report
Japan scrambled F-15 fighter jets to intercept two Russian nuclear-capable Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers that were flying over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean, the Interfax agency cited Russia's defence ministry as saying on Thursday.
