60 Weird New Things on Amazon That'll Impress the Hell Out of People This list of 60 weird new things on Amazon that’ll impress the hell out of people is full of cute, useful gear humans love and need. Inverse · Dec 21, 2024
Fisherman Casts a Line Into the Ocean, Hooks Drowning Woman A local angler fishing at a shoreline in South Africa saved a woman who had been drowning when his fishing line hooked onto her. Latin Times · Dec 20, 2024
Climate, migration and conflict mix to create ‘deadly’ intense tropical storms like Chido Cyclone Chido was an “intense tropical cyclone”, equivalent to a category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic. It made landfall in Mayotte, a small island lying to the north-west of Madagascar on December 14, generating wind gusts approaching 155mph (250km/hr). Later on, it hit Mozambique, East Africa with the same ferocity. The Conversation · Dec 20, 2024
Search to resume for missing MH370 flight Negotiations are underway with a US company on a ‘no find, no fee’ agreement The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like real Polynesian explorers − an astronomer explains how these methods work If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, you may have noticed how small these land masses appear against the vast Pacific Ocean. If you’re on Hawaii, the nearest island to you is more than 1,000 miles… The Conversation · Dec 20, 2024
Denmark Strait cataract: The world's largest waterfall, hidden underwater and unlike any other on land The Denmark Strait cataract is a sloping portion of the seafloor between Iceland and Greenland that funnels cold water from the Nordic Seas into the Irminger Sea, fueling Atlantic Ocean currents. LiveScience · Dec 20, 2024
Macron met with anger and frustration over cyclone response during French leader's visit to Mayotte French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
MH370 search: Malaysia approves new hunt for missing passenger jet Seabed search operation approved in new area of Indian Ocean for jet that mysteriously vanished in 2014 with 239 on board Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2024
Malaysia agrees to resume 'no find, no fee' hunt for flight MH370, 10 years after plane disappeared Malaysia’s government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” deal from a U.S. company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than 10 years ago The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
Malaysia to resume search for missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 Flight MH370, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014. Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2024
Malaysia Agrees To Resume Search For Missing MH370 Plane Malaysia announced on Friday it has agreed to launch a new search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared 10 years ago in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries. International Business Times · Dec 20, 2024
Malaysia To Resume Search For MH370 Wreckage After 10 Years Malaysia agrees to resume search for MH370 wreckage after 10 years. Exploration firm Ocean Infinity proposes new search in the southern Indian Ocean. Top News · Dec 20, 2024
Sri Lanka Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean The 102 refugees, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee. Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2024
France and Comoros clash over migrants lost in Mayotte cyclone disaster A row has erupted between France and the Comoros after Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau accused Comoran officials of facilitating illegal immigration to Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean. Mayotte is struggling to recover from Cyclone Chido, which devastated shanty towns housing many undocumented families. Radio France Internationale · Dec 20, 2024
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024 French president arrives in Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido damage French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived to the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte to survey the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Chido
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024 The secret South African scuba diving destination that’s cheaper than the Maldives There’s as much marine life in this protected patch of the Indian Ocean as in many better-know dive spots – Ally Wybrew discovers a place where the locals ask: ‘why would you go anywhere else?’
Top News · Dec 18, 2024 Understanding Cyclones And Climate Change In Southeast Africa Mayotte grapples with aftermath of Cyclone Chido, shedding light on climate change's impact on cyclones in southeast Africa.
The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024 Cyclone Chido leaves Mayotte reeling. Warmer oceans fueled it The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years, according to officials
The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024 Dwindling Antarctic sea ice driving more storms, study warns Record ice loss in 2023 has added up to seven extra storm days per month in some areas
The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024 Mauritius wants to rethink a deal with the UK over remote islands housing a key US base The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base, to Mauritius
LiveScience · Dec 18, 2024 40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for months The "megaberg" A23a is on the move again after spinning in one spot for months on end. This is the ice slab's second great escape in as many years after being stuck in place for the first 37 years of its existence.
The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2024 ‘They’re looking for something’: rumors abound over unsettling drone sightings in New Jersey At first, the relentless flocks of drones were unusual but nothing to worry about – now, people want answers
International Business Times · Dec 18, 2024 Indian Ocean Nations To Mark 20 Years Since Devastating Tsunami Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean.
Radio France Internationale · Dec 17, 2024 France's new PM criticised for chairing town hall meeting as Mayotte reels after cyclone France's newly appointed Prime Minister, Francois Bayrou, is facing a wave of criticism less than a week into the job. He came under fire on Tuesday for opting to chair a provincial town hall meeting while the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte struggled to recover from the devastating impact…
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024 A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings In 2010, police searching for a missing woman began finding human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach