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Sharks February 22, 2022

Coast Guard rescues shark attack victim near Bahamas

A fisherman who was bitten by a shark near the Bahamas was pulled to safety by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew after his mates tightened a tourniquet around his arm.

SCIENCE February 11, 2022

Wave off Vancouver Island in 2020 was 'once-in-a-millennium' event, scientists say

A "once-in-a-millennium" wave that broke off the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia, in November 2020 is now considered to be the most "extreme" rogue wave ever recorded, Canadian scientists have found, according to reports.

Oceans January 20, 2022

Rare coral reef in pristine condition found in deep waters near Tahiti

Researchers have spent 200 hours diving down to the reef to collect samples and take photographs and measurements.

DISASTERS January 19, 2022

Why Tonga eruption was so big and what's next

People around the world looked on in awe at the spectacular satellite images of an undersea volcano erupting in a giant mushroom cloud in the Pacific.

France November 24, 2021

Thirty-one migrants perish trying to cross Channel to Britain

Thirty-one people, including five women and a little girl, died on Wednesday after their rubber boat capsized while crossing the English Channel from France to Britain, in the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the waters separating the countries.

US October 23, 2021

California oil spill: Harbor patrol searched, was unable to find fuel on the water

Southern California harbor patrol boats reportedly received multiple communications of a possible fuel spill off the southern California coast on a marine radio emergency channel about an hour before the U.S. Coast Guard had heard anything about oil on the water and approximately 15 hours before a large slick was confirmed. 

US October 23, 2021

Forecasters' winter weather outlook predicts drier, warmer South and wetter, cooler North

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) released its winter weather outlook on Thursday, predicting a drier and warmer season for the South and a wetter winter for the northern U.S.

SCIENCE October 19, 2021

Crusader knight's 900-year-old sword discovered by diver

A scuba diver in Israel discovered a 900-year-old sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say likely belonged to a Crusader knight.

Europe October 18, 2021

Portuguese police seize 5 tons of cocaine worth $232 million from a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean

Portuguese police seized more than five metric tons of cocaine worth $232 million off a 79-foot yacht in the Atlantic Ocean in cooperation with Spanish, British and U.S. authorities. 

US October 13, 2021

Colder weather forecast in regions across US as Hurricane Pamela brings flooding threats

The severe storms that brought large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes across the Central Plains will start to wind down on Wednesday.  

US October 12, 2021

California winds spark new wildfires, force power outages

Blustery winds still surged through California on Tuesday after downing trees, fanning wildfires and shutting off power to about 21,000 customers in northern and central regions.