Bodies of Water

GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study finds

2013-05-17 18:55:00

When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time. None was linked to that nation’s tsunami warning system, which underestimated...

Volunteers pull tons (and tons) of trash from California waterways

2013-05-15 07:00:00

The Ocean Conservancy has run the numbers, and over the course of a single day in September 2012, more than 500,000 volunteers from across the globe collected 10 million pounds of trash from beaches and waterways. The top three most common items...

Recipe: Duck and okra gumbo

2013-05-09 13:14:00

� Total time: 2 hours, 55 minutes Servings: 16 Note: From Terry Fortia, sous chef at Memphis. Bayou Magic Cajun Seasoning and Red Rooster hot sauce are widely available in supermarkets. Aidells makes an andouille sausage that is also widely available....

Carbon dioxide in atmosphere did not break 400 ppm at Hawaii site

2013-05-13 09:40:00

Carbon dioxide measurements in the Earth's atmosphere did not break the symbolic milestone of 400 parts per million at a Hawaiian observatory last week, according to a revised reading from the nation's climate observers. The National Oceanic and...

Lionfish: If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em

2013-05-06 00:00:00

In recent years, the Indo-Pacific lionfish — a dramatically striped, finned and armored aquarium fish — has invaded Atlantic and Caribbean coral reefs. It has been spotted off the Southeastern United States, throughout the Caribbean Sea, in...

Summer Movie Sneaks complete list

2013-04-28 00:00:00

The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...

Earth's greenhouse gas levels approach 400-ppm milestone

2013-05-01 05:25:00

The ratio of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere is flirting with 400 parts per million, a level last seen about 2.5 million to 5 million years ago, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The Institution this week...

Edward Frieman dies at 87; leading figure in American science

2013-04-28 13:00:00

Edward A. Frieman, a leading figure in American science for decades as a researcher with wide-ranging interests, a top-level governmental advisor on defense and energy issues, and director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has...

Midwest states continue to fight record flooding

2013-04-27 17:39:00

After months of drought, many areas of the Midwest on Saturday continued to fight off flooding from rising rivers that are not expected to crest for several more days. National Weather Service forecasters expect flooding to continue throughout the...

The year 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record

2013-05-02 14:11:00

� The United Nation’s weather agency has confirmed that 2012 was the ninth warmest year since record keeping began in 1850, and the 27th consecutive year that global land and ocean temperatures were above average. Last year exceeded the global...

Midwestern floodwaters show little sign of receding

2013-04-23 22:14:00

Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way. Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms battered the...

Ambitious plan would remake Yosemite National Park

2013-04-13 17:35:00

The majestic landscape of Yosemite National Park — carved out of granite and shaped by powerful natural forces over the eons — is timeless and untouchable. Other attractions in the park … not so much. Some of Yosemite's much-loved...

The McCormick Bridgehouse on Michigan Avenue, showing sculptor Henry Hering's work "The Defenders", is in the background of one of the many signs announcing the Chicago Riverwalk. Friends of the Chicago River issued a report recently on the economic benefits of cleaning up the Chicago River.

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Flooding avoided most of Northern Michigan, including the Bear River in Petoskey

2013-05-07 14:53:00

From the Sea of Galilee (700 feet below sea level), the Jordan River flows south watering the fertile and strategic Jordan Valley, until it reaches the Dead Sea (about 1,400 feet below sea level). According to tradition, John the Baptist baptized Jesus where the Jordan leaves the Sea of Galilee.

2013-05-02 17:48:31