Oceans

Suspected pirates face unprecedented trial in U.S. court

2013-06-01 19:51:00

WASHINGTON — Long before a retired Southern California couple and two friends were shot and killed aboard their sailboat off the Horn of Africa in February 2011, the threat from Somali pirates was frighteningly clear. Since 2005, heavily armed...

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...

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...

Japan readies defenses for possible missile test by North Korea

2013-04-09 12:28:00

Japan readied its missile defense systems Tuesday against a possible North Korean weapons test, saying it would shoot down any missiles or debris if Japanese territory was threatened. Patriot anti-missile batteries were deployed on the grounds of the...

Uruguay: Coastal reveries, away from it all

2013-04-07 00:00:00

COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO, Uruguay — Straddling the crest of a sand dune, my back to the Atlantic Ocean, I watched a Uruguayan boy net fish in a river lagoon. He waded through the chest-high water, dragging behind him the reflection of the setting sun....

Schwarzenegger: California's silent disaster

2013-04-08 00:00:00

I will always remember the day I woke to the news that more than 2,000 fires were burning in California. I thought I must not have heard correctly. Two thousand fires? How could that be? In the end, the state's brave firefighters, joined by...

Letters: Worry vs. action on global warming

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Re "Most in U.S. worried about sea level rise," March 30 Building sea walls and other measures to protect coastal developments address the symptoms of climate change, not the cause. We need to support legislation to counteract global warming, such as...

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...

Swimming pools that hit the spot on spring break

2013-03-24 00:00:00

Between the brouhaha of the winter holidays and the end of the school year is that coveted halfway point known as spring break. To gear up for that last lap of the academic year, grab the kids and significant others and go recharge at some posh pools....

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...

Experimental aircraft speeds to more than 3,000 mph in test flight

2013-05-03 17:26:00

An aircraft resembling a shark-nosed missile detached from a flying B-52 bomber and then shot above the Pacific Ocean at more than 3,000 mph in a historic test flight for the Air Force — and for the future of aviation. The unmanned X-51A WaveRider...

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...

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

130425-N-YW024-188 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 25,2013) The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) cruises through the Pacific Ocean. The John C.

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Craig Lieder of Beach Shack Paddleboards is dwarfed by storm clouds as he works out Monday, April 15, 2013, in the Atlantic Ocean just offshore from Las Olas and A1A in Fort Lauderdale.

2013-04-15 08:02:00