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Gulf Stream warm currents are releasing methane from the sea floor
A large amount of bio-carbon on Earth is stored under the seabed as methane hydrate, a frozen mixture of methane and water.
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Why does sea level rise faster than forecast?
Why sea levels are rising faster than expected: estimates of future sea levels may be too low.
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The prospect of the ocean returning to ancient times in 2100
An increase in acidity in seawater could turn modern oceans back to the state of 110 million years ago.
Environment
The earthquake in Sumatra island signaled the Indian Ocean's bottom fault
According to scientists, strong earthquakes that occurred off the Indonesian island of Sumatra last April could be a sign of the creation of a new stratigraphic belt at…
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America takes advantage of Arctic ice to track submarines
The Arctic ice is melting at the greatest speed in history and this speed tends to increase. That situation can make military and commercial activities more frequent in…
Environment
Japan produces electricity from renewable energy
On August 31, Japan's Environment Minister Goshi Hosono announced a new energy strategy to increase electricity output by six times for four renewable energy types by 20…
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Japan expects 320,000 people to die if they encounter strong earthquakes
In the future, if a 9-magnitude earthquake starts about 740km from the low-lying Pacific coast, about 320,000 Japanese will die.
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Seychelles Islands - the place with the clearest sea
The Seychelles Islands are located in the Indian Ocean and Germany are the best fresh sea in the world, suitable for all living species, while Sierra Leone ranks first .…
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Can exploit uranium from seawater?
The world's oceans contain at least 4 billion tons of rare metals, but the goal of exploiting uranium from the sea is still a dream for the past four decades. The reason…
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Earthquake caused tsunamis in Central America
A strong earthquake rocked off the coast of El Salvador in the Pacific Ocean, causing tsunamis in Central America, but no damage information is yet available.
Environment
Arctic sea ice area is at a record low
Antara cited sources from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), saying the Arctic sea ice area has dropped to 4.21 million km2, the lowest level since the satel…
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America seeks to develop green energy from waves
US space engineers are using artificial seawater tanks from Texas A&M University to test the idea of placing underwater turbines, through which wave energy rotates tur…
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Discovered drifting rocks in exotic seas in the Pacific Ocean
This strange phenomenon described by witnesses is shaped like a floating ice block, actually made up of lightweight pumice stones erupting from an underwater crater.
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Earthquake shakes the Pacific Ocean
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 2:59 GMT, 158km from the Russian Poronaysk, with the epicenter at a depth of 625km. The agency released…
Environment
Nature helps curb the global warming
The results of a group of American scientists published in the August 1 issue of Nature show that, during 1960-2010, greenhouse gases in the atmosphere were ocean and Ab…