National Geographic recognizes Southern Ocean as fifth ocean
For the very first time considering that starting to make maps more than a century back, the National Geographic Society stated it would acknowledge the Southern Ocean as the world’s fifthocean The not-for-profit has actually formerly acknowledged 4 oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian andArctic TheSouthern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica, has actually long been acknowledged by […]
Melting Antarctic ice will raise sea levels and might cause humanity to ‘give up … New York’
If the objectives of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement are not satisfied, the Antarctic ice sheet will melt, leading to worldwide sea levels increasing to the point where humanity will have to “give up … New York,” according to a new research study. The research study, released in Nature, keeps in mind that if temperature […]
Great white shark captured off US coast with gash on head was bitten by even bigger shark, experts say
A brand-new picture revealing a disfigured great white shark that was just recently captured off the U.S. coast has experts thinking that the almost 13- foot, 1,200- pound peak predator was assaulted by an even bigger shark. Theshark, called Vimy, was captured and tagged in the North Atlantic Ocean onOct 4, stated OCEARCH, an worldwide […]
Great white sharks are afraid of orcas, study finds
It appears one of the most fear-inducing predators in the ocean might have a worry of its own. A brand-new study led by the Monterey Bay Aquarium and released Tuesday in Nature discovered great white sharks leave their “preferred hunting ground” when orcas– likewise called killer whales– enter it. In reality, scientists discovered the sharks […]
Why are some icebergs green in Antarctica? Researchers think they’ve solved century-old mystery
The spectacular sight of emerald green- colored icebergs inAntarctica has actually been recorded for more than a century — in literature and beyond. For years, researchers have actually argued about the cause behind the unusual phenomenon and discussed why the green- hued ice portions aren’t the normal blue or white color. But a current discovery […]
Mysterious sea creature draws ‘alien’ comparisons with its sharp teeth, spiky skin
Hanna Mary, of Canterbery, New Zealand, identified the bizarre-looking sea creature while strolling along a Rakaia Huts beach over the weekend. (HannaMary) HannaMary was walking along a beach with her mommy and puppy close behind when she identified what she initially thought was plastic sheeting. After a rough storm hit Canterbury, New Zealand, recently, Mary […]
Blue whale carcass carved into, stomped on by tourists taking selfies on top of the creature
Tourists were captured desecrating and snapping selfies with the carcass of a blue whale that cleaned up along the coast of Punta Delgada, Chile.( AP/NOAA) Authorities were horrified to find a 66- foot-long, beached blue whale along the coast of PuntaDelgada, Chile, desecrated with graffiti and surrounded by lots of tourists. Membersof the Chilean Navy […]
Scientists rush to explore underwater world hidden for 120,000 years
Looking out from the sea ice to iceberg A68, around November 2017, simply months after the berg calved from Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf inJuly (Credit: NASA) A big, trillion-ton iceberg about the size of Delaware broke devoid of Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf in July2017 As it moved far from its cold birth mommy […]
Flood of garbage hits beach in Lebanon, sparks outrage
In this MondayJan 22, 2018, image, 2 camping tents sit in stacks of garbage covering the coast days after a prolonged storm damaged the Mediterranean nation at the Zouq Mosbeh costal town north of Beirut,Lebanon Environmentalists state a winter season storm has actually pressed a wave of garbage onto the Lebanese coast outside Beirut, stirring […]
Hero whale saves snorkeler from tiger shark in the Pacific Ocean
The minute a big humpback whale pressed Nan Hauser around in the water, securing her from a shark.(NanHauser/Caters) Stunning images reveal the minute that a 50,000- pound humpback whale pressed a snorkeler through the water to safeguard her from a close-by shark. The photos of Nan Hauser, 63, demonstrate how the huge sea animal pressed […]
Australian mystery solved: WWI-era submarine discovered after 103-year search
The HMAS AE1 vanished off the New Guinean island of New Britain onSept 14, 1914, with 35 team members aboard from Australia, New Zealand and Britain.(AustralianDepartment of Defense by means of AP) Australia’s very first submarine was discovered after a 103- year search, the Royal Australian Navy revealed Thursday. The HMAS AE1, a WWI-era submarine, […]
What’s behind the speedy ‘smoke ring’ vortices?
The flag of Australia pinned on the map. Horizontal orientation. Macro photography. (MarkRubens, iStock). ( MarkRubens). Typically, ocean waters circulation carefully westward, in part driven by the enormous, sluggish waves produced by the Earth’s spin. Even when whirlpools or eddies appear, they have the tendency to stream in addition to the rest of the water. […]