News articles tagged with 'Pacific'
NASA shows topography of tsunami-damaged Japan city
— 12 Mar 2011 15:05 | Geology and palaeontologyThe topography surrounding Sendai, Japan is clearly visible in this combined radar image and topographic view generated with data from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)…
First census finds surprisingly few white sharks off California
— 9 Mar 2011 18:35 | BiologyIn the first census of its kind, research led by UC Davis and Stanford University found that there are far fewer white sharks off central California than biologists had thought…
Why leatherback turtles linger in South Pacific Gyre, and why it matters
— 9 Feb 2011 16:17 | BiologyLeatherbacks. They are the Olympians of the turtle world - swimming farther, diving deeper and venturing into colder waters than any other marine turtle species. But for all their toughness,…
Genetic study uncovers new path to Polynesia
— 4 Feb 2011 16:19 | BiologySurprising new evidence which overturns current theories of how humans colonised the Pacific has been discovered by scientists at the University of Leeds, UK…
Climate change may alter natural climate cycles of Pacific
— 17 Oct 2010 20:06 | EnvironmentWhile it's still hotly debated among scientists whether climate change causes a shift from the traditional form of El Nino to one known as El Nino Modoki, online in the journal Nature…
Not 1, but 2 great earthquakes caused 2009 Samoa-Tonga tsunami disaster
— 19 Aug 2010 09:58 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists studying the massive earthquake that struck the South Pacific on September 29, 2009, have found that it actually involved two great earthquakes: an initial one with magnitude…
Ocean's colour affects hurricane paths
— 14 Aug 2010 07:57 | EnvironmentA change in the colour of ocean waters could have a drastic effect on the prevalence of hurricanes, new research indicates. In a simulation of such a change in one region of the North…
Super-rare 'elkhorn' coral found in Pacific
— 30 Jul 2010 08:07 | BiologyAn Australian scientist has discovered what could be the world's rarest coral in the remote North Pacific Ocean…
Stirring it up: North Pacific circulation was radically changed by past post-glacial warming
— 9 Jul 2010 10:58 | EnvironmentA study in the July 9, 2010, issue of Science identifies changes in oceanic circulation that followed past glacial retreat. The article, titled, 'Deep Water Formation in the North Pacific…
Celia now in the Major Leagues: a category three hurricane
— 25 Jun 2010 09:44 | EnvironmentTropically speaking Celia is in the Major Leagues. She's now a Category Three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale and classified as the Eastern Pacific's first major hurricane.…