VIA HUFF POST South Pacific Earthquake Has 7.6 Magnitude 10/21/11 10:11 PM ET NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — A strong earthquake struck far off the South Pacific island nation of Tonga on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-7.6 quake struck at 5:57 a.m. (1757 GMT … Continue reading South Pacific Earthquake Has 7.6 Magnitude
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Life on Rim: The Surf Along the Pacific Ring of Fire
This is some seriously scary sh*t and only iterates how fragile civilizations are… VIA – SANDIE GO READER Life on Rim: The Surf Along the Pacific Ring of Fire By Roody2shoes | Posted October 8, 2011, 9:42 a.m. We’ve all heard the jokes about California someday sliding into the sea. We all live in secret … Continue reading Life on Rim: The Surf Along the Pacific Ring of Fire
Outrage as Japan raises whale hunt budget by 54 per cent
VIA – TIMESLIVE Outrage as Japan raises whale hunt budget by 54 per cent Sapa-dpa | 07 October, 2011 13:34 Fishermen slaughter a 10m-long bottlenose whale at the Wada port in Minami-Boso city, Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo. File photo. Japan plans to increase its annual “whale research” budget in 2012, officials said Friday, in … Continue reading Outrage as Japan raises whale hunt budget by 54 per cent
Marshall Islands Creates World's Largest Shark Sanctuary
VIA – ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE Marshall Islands Creates World’s Largest Shark Sanctuary MAJURO, Marshall Islands, October 7, 2011 (ENS) – The Republic of the Marshall Islands has established the world’s largest shark sanctuary. The Nitijela, the Marshallese parliament, unanimously passed legislation this week that ends commercial fishing of sharks in all 768,547 square miles (nearly … Continue reading Marshall Islands Creates World's Largest Shark Sanctuary
New Second Typhoon Nalgae Lashes Philippines
VIA – WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA NEWS OCTOBER 1, 2011, 1:02 A.M. ET New Typhoon Lashes Philippines Associated Press Photo: The Philippine Air Force provided this photo showing house and tree tops just above flood waters on Friday in Bulacan province, north of Manila. MANILA, Philippines—The second typhoon in a week battered the rain-soaked northern … Continue reading New Second Typhoon Nalgae Lashes Philippines
Say aaaaahhh! How world's biggest shark (thankfully) finds small fry like humans hard to swallow
Definitely want to swim with one of these before I die… VIA – DAILY MAIL “Things are getting ugly: The whale shark has an insatiable appetite for plankton – and the kind of face only its mother could love” Say aaaaahhh! How world’s biggest shark (thankfully) finds small fry like humans hard to swallow By … Continue reading Say aaaaahhh! How world's biggest shark (thankfully) finds small fry like humans hard to swallow
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Another 3rd shark attack reported in Russia's Far East
VIA – RIA NOVOSTI Another shark attack reported in Russia’s Far East 08:39 27/08/2011 VLADIVOSTOK, August 27 (RIA Novosti) Rescuers in Russia’s Far Eastern region of Primorye are checking a report of another shark attack a day after the swimming ban was lifted, a spokesman for the region’s rescue service said on Saturday. “We received … Continue reading Another 3rd shark attack reported in Russia's Far East
Seychelles Killer shark may have been caught – dissection in progress
VIA – IOL NEWS Killer shark may have been caught August 27 2011 at 01:31pm By Tanya Waterworth The killer shark roaming the waters of Anse Lazio Bay in the Seychelles may have been caught. This follows two fatal attacks, on British honeymooner Ian Redmond, 30, and French diver Nicolas Virolle, 36, after which the … Continue reading Seychelles Killer shark may have been caught – dissection in progress
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HAWAII: Surfer, snorkeler drown in separate incidents
VIA – POST CRESCENT 7:26 PM, Feb. 25, 2012 Surfer, snorkeler drown in separate HI incidents HONOLULU (WTW) — The waters off of Hawaii have claimed the lives of a Honolulu surfer and a Japanese tourist, while a second Japanese tourist is hospitalized in critical condition after being found at the bottom of a … Continue reading HAWAII: Surfer, snorkeler drown in separate incidents