Increasing Number Of Sea Lion Pups Stranded Along California Coast
An increasing number of California sea lion pups have been stranding along the coast of in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. A California marine mammal center has declared a state of a emergency.
Jurong Island Reclamation Works Set for March 15
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has informed the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the reclamation of Jurong Island (Phase 4) and construction of jetty off Temasek Fairway will take place from 15 March to 14 August 2013.
Historic day for shark protection
Three types of critically endangered but commercially valuable shark have been given added protection at the Cites meeting in Bangkok.
Ozone Layer Above North Pole Expected to Recover
Good news for the ozone layer above the Arctic.The Montreal Protocol is showing effects: according to recent measurements, the ozone layer over the North Pole should recover by the end of the century.
Thousands Of Dead Pigs Found Floating In Chinese River
More than 2,800 pig carcasses have been discovered floating in a river that runs through Shanghai and feeds into its tap water supply, according to China’s state media. Pollution has emerged as a source of widespread anger in China.
How Arctic Ice May Have Influenced Superstorm Sandy
The sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean may not seem to be connected to a hurricane like Superstorm Sandy, but a group of scientists is suggesting the record lack of ice last summer could have set up the atmospheric pattern that sent Sandy barreling into the Northeast.
Inside Fukushima’s Abandoned Towns, Two Years On – In Pictures
Amid growing dissatisfaction with the slow pace of recovery, Japan marks the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and has displaced more than 300,000.
Sea Floor Earthquake Zones Can Act Like a Magnifying Lens Strengthening Tsunamis
The earthquake zones off of certain coasts, like those of Japan and Java, make them especially vulnerable to tsunamis, according to a new study.
Meteorologist On Climate Change: Viewers Are Less Skeptical
The number of American adults who are “very certain that global warming is not occurring” has dropped from 16 percent in 2010 to 8 percent in 2012, according to a survey released by Yale University. But a recent poll still shows a nation split over questions of whether climate change is real, whether humans play a major role in it, and what can be done about it.