Cold-stunned sea turtles that washed ashore in Massachusetts have been flown on private planes to Florida and North Carolina for rehabilitation.
Tag: Oceans and Seas
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Underwater Volcano Forms New Island in Japan
An ongoing eruption from the volcano has created a small land mass less than a mile off Iwo Jima island. It’s a great case study of how volcanoes work.
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Drought Saps the Panama Canal, Disrupting Global Trade
The number of ships that can travel through the vital route has fallen sharply this year because of a lack of water for the locks, raising costs and slowing deliveries.
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More Atlantic Hurricanes Rapidly Increasing to Cat. 3, Study Finds
The chance that a storm will get much more dangerous in less than a day has more than doubled over the past few decades.
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In Shipping, a Push to Slash Emissions by Harnessing the Wind
More ships are running on wind power, as the global industry tries to fight climate change. One concept has backing from Abba, the Swedish pop stars.