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Quake strikes in Pacific off Central America, no reports of damage

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean between Central America and the Galapagos Islands on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no initial reports of damage.

Reuters

UK accused of putting Tamil refugees at risk in Indian Ocean

MoD personnel escorted refugees away from Diego Garcia in boat with no record of having radio or lifesaving equipment, lawyers say

The Guardian - UK

Atlantic Ocean becomes quiet as one-time Tropical Storm Karl dissipates

The Atlantic Ocean became quiet Saturday as one-time Tropical Storm Karl dissipated, with the National Hurricane Center issuing its final advisory for the system at 5 a.m. ET.

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In 300 million years, the planet's most iconic ocean will be gone — study

For the sake of the study, the research team ran a series of 4-D geodynamic modeling on a supercomputer to simulate how supercontinents form.

Inverse

New study reveals ‘staggering’ scale of lost fishing gear drifting in Earth’s oceans

Lost nets, lines and hooks trap wildlife for years as they float in the ocean, sink to the bottom or are washed ashore

The Guardian - AU

Asteroid That Wiped Out The Dinosaurs Triggered Months Long Earthquake

The quake is said to have released 50,000 times more energy than that created by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

Zenger

SpaceX Ferries Astronauts Back to Earth after Half-year Away

Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule Friday, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida. Wet and windy weather across Florida delayed their homecoming. SpaceX and NASA finally gave the all-clear on Friday, and the three Americans and one Italian…

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Vietnamese trawler seized, crew arrested

A navy vessel has intercepted and seized a Vietnamese fishing trawler and arrested five crew members off the southern province of Songkhla for dredging the ocean bed for sea cucumbers in Thai waters.

Bangkok Post

Four astronauts return to Earth after nearly 6 months on the Space Station

Their mission ended Friday with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. SpaceX delivered their replacements to the International Space Station last week.

WEKU

SpaceX capsule splashes down, returning 4 astronauts from Space Station

The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) safely returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after nearly six months of research aboard the orbital outpost.

Reuters

Composer Lei Liang and Scripps oceanographers take deep dive in Arctic to create game-changing 'Six Seasons'

SAN DIEGO — Groundbreaking composer Lei Liang has never been to the Arctic or to its Chukchi Sea, which sits between Alaska and Siberia. But that imposing 240,000-square-mile body of water's beneath-the-surface sounds not only inspired his provocative new work, "Six Seasons," they are an intrinsic and very audible part…

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‘I like to be cut off from the world,’ says French sailor Guirec Soudée (and his chicken, Monique)

At 30 years old, Guirec Soudée has an impressive list of adventures. His exploits are sometimes overshadowed by his co-captain - a red hen named Monique who first joined him on an around-the-world voyage when he was 21. Now nine years old, Monique will be staying home when Soudée sets…

France 24

East Antarctic glacier melting at 70.8bn tonnes a year due to warm sea water

Denman glacier in remote part of the continent could become unstable, possibly contributing to more sea level rise than predicted

The Guardian - AU

Wedge-tailed eagle saved from ocean by diver off Victorian coast

More comfortable surfing air streams than ocean waves, this waterlogged eagle needed a hand from a diver after finding itself in a strange environment.

ABC News

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Jupiter's moon may have secret lakes

Europa, a prime candidate for extraterrestrial life, has an icy surface that hides a bustling, watery interior

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As one South Carolina island grows ever bigger, its counterpart fights to hold onto the sand it has left

SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, S.C. — Around the world, coastal residents often live in terror of beach erosion, threatening the safety of their homes as the ocean slowly claims them.

The Guardian - AU

Australian wheat yields plummet after decades of global heating, study finds

Farmers of one of the country’s most important crops face challenging future as heating in Indian Ocean leads to drier conditions across wheat belt

Irish Mirror

Warning life on Earth on brink of catastrophe as climate change and destruction of nature undermine planet

Wildlife populations have fallen nearly 70% globally since 1970, the World Wildlife Fund’s latest Living Planet Report reveals – equivalent to a wipe-out of everyone in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Oceania and China

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Greenland ice sheet melting faster than thought and will impact Ireland, say scientists

Glacier expert Dr Donald Slater says Ireland will be affected as melting glaciers contribute to sea level rises

Zenger

Scientists Think One Of Saturn’s Moons Could Contain Life

The Cassini spacecraft discovered water under the moon's icy surface, opening up the idea that it could sustain life.

The Guardian - UK

Researchers shed light on mystery of ocean staircases

Study reveals how thermohaline staircases, step-like variations of temperature and salinity, are formed

The Conversation

740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: we reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year

Two per cent of all fishing gear used worldwide ends up polluting the oceans, our new research finds. To put that into perspective, the amount of longline fishing gear littering the ocean each year can circle the Earth more than 18 times.

The Guardian - AU

Microplastics found in 75% of fish in New Zealand, report shows

Government’s oceans review also presents grim picture of species under threat of extinction including seabirds and mammals

ABC News

Spring weather brings heavy rains, indicators suggest east coast flooding likely this Australian summer

This spring is on track to be one of the wettest on record — and indicators suggest the big wet is set to continue for months to come.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh charity warn elderly locals need free free coats to wear inside

The charity organisation, which is based at Ocean Terminal, Fort Kinnaird and the St Enoch centre in Glasgow, offers a coat rack service that supplies free winter coats or the opportunity to exchange a jacket

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