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'Sandy ghost island' appeared on the map as confusion
New Zealand museum staff Auckland Sean Higgins on December 3 said that the Pacific island of ghosts appearing on many world maps for at least a decade is a mistake, and…
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The consequences of marine pollution due to oil spill
Vietnam's sea is an open sea connecting the Pacific and Indian Ocean, which is one of the navigable axes with very large traffic, of which 70% are oil tankers.
Environment
Tongariro volcanic ash spray 2km high
The volcano in New Zealand was used as a backstage for the Lord of the Rings movie today (November 21), which had a massive explosion, firing up a 2-kilometer column of…
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Strong earthquakes along the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of casualties
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the Pacific edge of Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico, killing hundreds and wounding.
Environment
Tsunami hit Hawaii
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said the first tsunami hit the Hawaii state coastal area at 16:00 on October 28, Vietnam time.
Environment
Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake off Indonesia
On the afternoon of October 8, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Indonesia but did not cause tsunami warnings.
Environment
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.
Environment
Strong earthquake caused tsunami warning in Central America
The US Geological Survey (USGS) initially said the earthquake, which was valued at 7.9 on the Richter scale, occurred at 8:42 am on September 5 local time. However, the…
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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.
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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.
Environment
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…
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Earthquake shook Indonesia
A strong earthquake just rocked off Indonesia, causing panic-stricken residents to flee the house. AFP reports from the US Geological Survey that the magnitude 6.6 earth…
Environment
El Nino weather phenomenon may soon appear
The national weather forecast agency on 5/7 said that El Nino weather phenomenon can form in the equatorial Pacific region in the last 6 months of 2012.
Environment
Plastic waste alarm in the Pacific
Environmentalists who conducted a sea expedition in early 2012 said plastic waste in the Pacific is growing more and more than they previously thought. According to CNN,…
Environment
Garbage in the Pacific increased 100 times
Scientists believe that plastic scraps in the North Pacific (NPSG for short) have formed an area roughly the size of the US state of Texas (covering an area of more th…