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Winter storm will strike East Coast as bomb cyclone

March 11, 2022

Winter storm will strike East Coast as bomb cyclone

A major winter storm is expected to intensify into a powerful bomb cyclone over the weekend.

Shackleton's lost ship Endurance found off Antarctica

March 10, 2022

Shackleton's lost ship Endurance found off Antarctica

Scientists report that they have found the sunken wreck of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship "Endurance."

Coast Guard rescues shark attack victim near Bahamas

February 22, 2022

Coast Guard rescues shark attack victim near Bahamas

A fisherman who was bitten by a shark near the Bahamas was pulled to safety by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew after his mates tightened a tourniquet around his arm.

Wave off Vancouver Island in 2020 was 'once-in-a-millennium' event, scientists say

February 11, 2022

Wave off Vancouver Island in 2020 was 'once-in-a-millennium' event, scientists say

A "once-in-a-millennium" wave that broke off the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia, in November 2020 is now considered to be the most "extreme" rogue wave ever recorded, Canadian scientists have found, according to reports.

Rare coral reef in pristine condition found in deep waters near Tahiti

January 20, 2022

Rare coral reef in pristine condition found in deep waters near Tahiti

Researchers have spent 200 hours diving down to the reef to collect samples and take photographs and measurements.

Why Tonga eruption was so big and what's next

January 19, 2022

Why Tonga eruption was so big and what's next

People around the world looked on in awe at the spectacular satellite images of an undersea volcano erupting in a giant mushroom cloud in the Pacific.

Thirty-one migrants perish trying to cross Channel to Britain

November 24, 2021

Thirty-one migrants perish trying to cross Channel to Britain

Thirty-one people, including five women and a little girl, died on Wednesday after their rubber boat capsized while crossing the English Channel from France to Britain, in the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the waters separating the countries.

California oil spill: Harbor patrol searched, was unable to find fuel on the water

October 23, 2021

California oil spill: Harbor patrol searched, was unable to find fuel on the water

Southern California harbor patrol boats reportedly received multiple communications of a possible fuel spill off the southern California coast on a marine radio emergency channel about an hour before the U.S. Coast Guard had heard anything about oil on the water and approximately 15 hours before a large slick was confirmed.

Forecasters' winter weather outlook predicts drier, warmer South and wetter, cooler North

October 23, 2021

Forecasters' winter weather outlook predicts drier, warmer South and wetter, cooler North

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) released its winter weather outlook on Thursday, predicting a drier and warmer season for the South and a wetter winter for the northern U.S.

Crusader knight's 900-year-old sword discovered by diver

October 19, 2021

Crusader knight's 900-year-old sword discovered by diver

A scuba diver in Israel discovered a 900-year-old sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say likely belonged to a Crusader knight.