Oceanfront homes crumble in California as torrential rains lead to landslides Intense storms highlight fragility of the state’s infrastructure, with 35 of 58 counties now under an emergency declaration The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2023
Patrick Vieira and a sacking swimming in an ocean of melancholy In today’s Football Daily: a troubling Premier League trend, Vincent Kompany and a redacted letter The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023
Cornwall fishing firm nets funds to create jobs and upgrade fleet Ocean Fish Group describes itself as the largest fish buyer on the South West markets, processing more than 30 different species of fish and molluscs Birmingham Post · Mar 17, 2023
Cyclone Freddy was the most energetic storm on record. Is it a harbinger of things to come? On February 4, a storm off the north-west coast of Australia was named Cyclone Freddy. It rapidly strengthened and headed west across the Indian Ocean, eventually causing devastation in eastern Africa. Hundreds of people died, tens of thousands more were displaced, national energy grids were crippled, flash flooding was widespread… The Conversation · Mar 17, 2023
GOP congressmen: Halt offshore wind, probe whale deaths Republican congressmen are calling for a halt to offshore wind power projects The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
The flap of a butterfly's wings: why autumn is not a good time to predict if El Niño is coming Remember the butterfly effect? It was a popular summary of chaos theory suggesting a butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon could cause a tornado in Texas. The Conversation · Mar 16, 2023
What happened to The Ocean Cleanup — the system that would rid the oceans of plastic? The Ocean Cleanup, brainchild of young Dutch entrepreneur Boyan Slat, was feted as the beginning of the end for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ten years from its inception, is it any closer to achieving its goal? ABC News · Mar 16, 2023
Minimum viable whale: Antarctic minke whales may be as small as a krill-eating filter feeder can get in our modern oceans Meagre giants hide in the ice-covered bays and fjords of the Antarctic peninsula. Antarctic minke whales spend their summers foraging in these waters, devouring the dense and abundant krill that feed and grow underneath the sea ice. The Conversation · Mar 15, 2023
21-mile debris trail appears along Outer Banks after house breaks apart in the ocean The three-bedroom home that fell into the ocean on North Carolina’s Outer Banks created a debris trail 21 miles long, according to the National Park Service. Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023
Arctic sea ice thins in 2 big jumps, and now more vulnerable Arctic sea ice is in trouble The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
NJ whale deaths have sparked right-wing conspiracy theories on Facebook They named the whale Windy. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 15, 2023
Controversial 'Death Star of the oceans' super trawler fishing near Irish coastline The FV Margiris is the world's second-largest floating fish processing vessel. Fishing sector and environmental groups in Ireland and across Europe have called for these 'vacuum cleaners of the seas' to be banned outright. Irish Mirror · Mar 15, 2023
Love Island star Laura Anderson shows off baby bump in Maldives snaps The Scots reality star is expecting her first child with ex-partner Gary Lucy, 41, and jetted off to the Indian ocean paradise for some much-needed relaxation in the sun. Daily Record · Mar 15, 2023
Salmon fishing banned along California coast as population plummets LOS ANGELES — Fishing boats would normally fan out along the California coast to catch Chinook salmon in the spring, but regulators have announced the fishing season will be shut down this year. Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2023
Edinburgh Live · Mar 15, 2023 Edinburgh memories museum to close at Ocean Terminal leaving visitors gutted The 'wee museum of memory' within Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh is sadly closing its doors for good, as the Spirit of Leithers museum is set to shut up shop next month.
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023 House collapses into ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks U.S. National Park Service officials say a house collapsed into the ocean Monday on the string of islands just off the coast of North Carolina
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 14, 2023 Photos: Bandon Dunes building new par-3 course on stunning dunes alongside Pacific Ocean Bandon Dunes Golf Resort has broken ground on a new par-3 course on incredible terrain between Bandon Trails and the Pacific Ocean.
Zenger · Mar 13, 2023 Deadly Cyclone Freddy Likely To Go Down As A Record-setting Storm In Multiple Ways Long-lasting Tropical Storm Freddy's deadly journey is nearly finished after the storm made its third and final landfall.
Belfast Live · Mar 13, 2023 Giant fishing trawler labelled the 'Death Star of the oceans' heading to Northern Ireland's coastline The huge factory trawler Margiris has been accused of 'sucking the sea dry' of marine life
Liverpool Echo · Mar 13, 2023 Explaining the theories in Netflix's MH370: The Plane That Disappeared The Malaysian airlines flight disappeared in March 2014
Motor1 · Mar 13, 2023 50 Future EVs Worth Waiting For Brands like Cadillac, Fisker, Lucid, and Tesla will debut a number of new electric vehicles between 2023 and 2026.
Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023 Maritime smuggling is not new, but attempts have surged, as have deaths SAN DIEGO — Just after midnight one Friday in late October 2021, the captain of a fishing boat sailing nearly 100 miles off the San Diego coastline spotted a faint light in the distance. In what a Coast Guard pilot later described as a miracle, the captain had spotted the…
Reuters · Mar 13, 2023 Marine heatwaves are sweeping the seafloor around North America (This March 13 story has been corrected to fix how much the oceans have warmed up by in paragraph 7)
Radio France Internationale · Mar 13, 2023 At least 22 drown in Madagascar migrant boat tragedy At least 22 would-be migrants attempting to reach the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte died when their boat sank off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, according to maritime authorities.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 13, 2023 Editorial: Developing accord could vastly improve oceans' survival chances There’s hope yet for Planet Earth. Representatives of 70 nations along with oil companies and major shipping lines have agreed in principle on a plan to stabilize oceans, limit exploitation and preserve habitats for marine life. That might not seem like such a big deal for landlocked Missourians, but there’s…