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Detection of radiation 650km from the Japanese coast
Radioactivity from the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima plant was discovered about 650 km away from the Japanese coast, in the Pacific Ocean, with a radiation index 1,0…
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Ocean acid content will increase by 150% at 2100
On February 14, the oceanographic intergovernmental committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO-IOC) forecasted the rate of…
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Through Manila statement to protect the marine environment
The global conference on the connection between the mainland and the ocean (GLOC) ending January 30 in the Philippine capital Manila has approved the Manila Declaration…
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The whole country must go to refuge for climate change
The entire population of the Maldives, a paradise island nation located in the Indian Ocean, is in danger of becoming the first refugees to be chased out of the country…
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Close-up of the new island formed on the Red Sea
Strong movements and eruptions of an ocean bottom volcano led to the formation of a new island in the Red Sea.
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Spray salt into the sky to prevent storms
The technique of spraying salt water into clouds above the ocean will reduce the power of storms and may even prevent their formation.
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A new island can grow in the mid-Atlantic
The eruption of a volcano under the Atlantic Ocean could lead to the formation of a new island near Spain, scientists predict.
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Radiation from Japan continues to escape to the ocean
Waste water containing radioactive materials from Japan's Fukushima I nuclear power plants leaked to the Pacific Ocean.
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Radioactive substances from Japan travel around the world
Japanese scientists say most of the radioactive material released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant has fallen into the sea and circulated around the planet.
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Ice in the Arctic Ocean
A leading oceanographer in the UK judged that the ice area on the surface of the Arctic Ocean was falling so quickly that it could disappear completely within four years.
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The Fukushima disaster caused serious ocean contamination
The Fukushima I plant incident was devastated by tsunamis / earthquakes in March, pouring a lot of cesium 137 into the sea and this is the biggest oceanic nuclear radiat…
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Millions of tons of garbage drifted from Japan to the United States
The huge amount of garbage caused by the tsunami in March in Japan is floating in the ocean and heading towards the US, scientists said.
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Test of Indian Ocean tsunami warning
With the support of the United Nations, the Indian Oceanic nations tested the early tsunami warning system.
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Strong earthquake shook Indonesia
A strong earthquake shook Indonesia's island of Bali today, causing hundreds of panic-stricken people to flee high-rise buildings and 17 injured.
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The Arctic ice melted four times faster than forecast
US scientists have confirmed that the Arctic ice sheets are thinning at a rate four times faster than the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecast.