CALIFORNIA — Two rare oarfish have washed up on California beaches. A dead 18-foot-long oarfish was found off Catalina Island on October. 13. A 14-foot-long oarfish carcass was found on Oct. 18 in Oceanside, CA. Oarfish can grow to more than 50 feet in length and are considered the longest fish. Their appearance has led […]
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Sea Serpents Washing Ashore
Posted in Environment, Science
Also tagged beached, California, earthquakes, fish, oarfish, oceans, sea serpents
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Japan Moves 8 Feet and Our Days Are Shortened
Scientists have reported the earthquake moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis. “At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from GSI (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan showing the pattern of shift over a […]
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Also tagged Earth, earthquake, moved axis, shifted, shoreline, shorter day, tsnumai
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Chaos Theory and Tsunami Reach California
Has a tsunami ever affected the United States? Yes… just last week. Chaos Theory Manmade and natural events can change important characteristics of U.S. waterways, ports, and harbors, and investigating those changes are an important responsibility for NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey. Following last week’s tsunami, Coast Survey’s staff and equipment on the West Coast […]
Posted in Environment, International, Science, weather
Also tagged California, chaos theory, earthquake, harbors, marine transportation, ports, submerged debris, tsunami, waterways
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Flooding From Japan’s Earthquake Tsunami
NASA’s Terra satellite’s first view of northeastern Japan in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami reveal extensive flooding along the coast. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired the top image of the Sendai region on March 12, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. The lower image, taken by Terra MODIS on February 26, 2011, […]
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Also tagged climate change, coast, earthquake, flooding, floods, global warming, satellite, sea level rise, Terra, tsunami, warning
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