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Plastic garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean - Aug 28, 2009 The HinduScripps Institution of Oceanography SEAPLEX researchers spotted a large net tangled with plastic in the "garbage patch" in the Pacific Ocean. ... Deepest Undersea Volcano: Pacific Ocean - ABC News - Dec 17, 2009 ABC NewsBy CLAYTON SANDELL. Scientists today unveiled rare video of the deepest underwater volcanic eruption ever seen, at a site where scorching 2500-degree lava ... Italian rescued 65 miles short of rowing Pacific Ocean solo - Dec 13, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukAn Italian man who was trying to complete a journey of 10000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean in a row boat had to be rescued just 65 nautical miles ... Japan Intercepts Test Missile Above Pacific Ocean - Dec 18, 2007 Voice of AmericaJapan says it has successfully completed its first test of a US-developed missile interceptor, striking down a ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean ... Tsunamis More Likely to Hit US Than Asia - Jan 3, 2005 National GeographicKnowing the danger, Pacific Ocean countries have set up a sophisticated warning system. They hope the system will keep the death toll from a potential giant ... Deepest volcano caught on Pacific Ocean video - Dec 18, 2009 BBC NewsBy Jonathan Amos. Amazing video has been obtained in the Pacific Ocean of the deepest undersea eruption ever recorded. The pictures show lavas bursting into ... 3 quakes strike in Pacific Ocean - Sep 30, 2007 USA TODAY - USA TodayWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three strong earthquakes struck Sunday near New Zealand and the US territory of Guam in remote parts of the Pacific Ocean, ... Scientists study 'garbage patch' in Pacific Ocean - Aug 3, 2009 CNN InternationalBy Shelby Lin Erdman. (CNN) -- It is a problem of massive plastic proportions -- a giant floating debris field, composed mostly of bits and pieces of ... Program will track salmon in the Pacific Ocean - Apr 28, 2006 ESPNBy Les Blumenthal. WASHINGTON — Scientists hope to unravel one of the great mysteries surrounding Northwest salmon by installing a network of sophisticated ... 6.8 Earthquake Strikes in Pacific Ocean Near Taiwan - May 31, 2008 FOXNewsTAIPEI, Taiwan — Officials say a powerful earthquake has struck at the Pacific Ocean off southeastern Taiwan, but no damage or injuries have been reported. ... National Guard fighter jet crashes into Pacific Ocean - Jun 27, 2007 HinduPortland (US), June. 27 (AP): An F-15 fighter jet went down in the Pacific Ocean during a training mission, the Oregon National Guard said. ... Bush will create 3 conservation zones in Pacific Ocean - Jan 6, 2009 Boston GlobeWASHINGTON - President Bush will create three more marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean today, designating areas that will span 195280 square ... … against time to save sailors; Russian sub trapped under Pacific... - Aug 6, 2005 Pay-Per-View - The Record - ProQuest Archiver...seven Russian sailors trapped with dwindling oxygen supplies 180 metres under the Pacific Ocean on a mini- submarine caught on an underwater antenna. ... Faulty Qantas jet tails rival across Pacific Ocean - Oct 29, 2008 msnbc.comCANBERRA, Australia - A Qantas airliner that discovered its weather radar was faulty tailed an Air New Zealand jet across the Pacific on a Wednesday flight ... Weak El Nino Develops in Pacific Ocean - Sep 14, 2006 San Francisco ChronicleBy AP. Weak El Nino conditions have developed in the Pacific Ocean, so this winter will likely be warmer in the West, rainier along the Gulf Coast and drier ... Pacific Ocean earthquake kills 3 - Apr 2, 2007 Reuters UKTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's NHK television said on Monday that at least three people were reported to have died in the Solomon Islands following a powerful ... Bolivia demands access to Pacific Ocean: Arica tunnel - Jan 4, 2010 Reuters IndiaSANTIAGO (Reuters) - Three Chilean architects proposed a plan on Friday to expand sea access for Bolivia, which has been landlocked for more than a century, ... TELEVISION REVIEW; What happened before killer 'Wave' hit; 'Nova' … - Mar 29, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverThe goal is to warn countries fronting the Pacific Ocean about the approach of a ... True, the center's responsibility is the U.S. and other Pacific Ocean ... Mexican fishermen adrift for 11 months in Pacific Ocean - Aug 17, 2006 New Zealand HeraldBy Andrew Buncombe View as one page. Mexican fisherman Lucio Rendon, one of three fishermen rescued near the Marshall Islands, is seen in a family photo. ... Tropical Storm Odile forms in Pacific Ocean - Oct 9, 2008 USA TODAY - USA TodayMIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Odile has formed in the Pacific Ocean. Meanwhile, Hurricane Norbert has weakened to a ... Pacific Ocean coral reefs dying faster than expected: study - Aug 8, 2007 CBC.caCoral reefs in much of the Pacific Ocean are dying faster than thought, with little difference between well-protected and poorly managed areas, ... US creates marine 'monuments' in Pacific Ocean - Jan 7, 2009 NEWS.com.au - news.com.auWASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush is to announce the creation of the world's largest marine protection area, spanning 505000sqkm in the Pacific Ocean, ... Major quake hits Pacific Ocean - May 16, 2006 Independent OnlineWashington - A major earthquake struck under the Pacific Ocean about 1 200km north of New Zealand on Tuesday, but no damage was expected, the US Geological ... CBC News Indepth: Asia Earthquake - Jan 19, 2005 CBC.caIn the Pacific Ocean, seismic stations note the earthquake location and magnitude. Computer models predict if a tsunami is likely, its size, its energy, ... Two more big earthquakes shake Pacific Ocean - Oct 2, 2009 Times of IndiaWELLINGTON: Two more large earthquakes -- of magnitude 6.3 and 5.1 -- were recorded in the Pacific Ocean Friday, the US Geological Survey reported. ... Dennis Wilson's "Pacific Ocean Blue" Resurfaces - Jul 21, 2008 Rolling StoneHours before an early 1970s Beach Boys concert, the band?s musical director Jim Guercio remembers drummer Dennis Wilson fooling around on the piano during ... Study: Global Warming Weakening Pacific Trade Winds - May 4, 2006 FOXNewsThe trade winds in the Pacific Ocean are weakening as a result of global warming, according to a new study that indicates changes to the region's biology ... Iceberg tourism in Pacific Ocean - Nov 26, 2009 Expressindia.comMelbourne New Zealand tourism has moved into the iceberg age as authorities plan trips to see the magnificent blocks drifting at a speed of about 25 km a ... The mid-air collision and Pacific Ocean quirk that turned UK white - Jan 11, 2010 The GuardianThe freakish snowy conditions are the result of two clashing weather systems, meteorologists explained. Biting winds from the east, originally from Arctic ... New Zealand authorities hunt for Aussies lost on the Pacific Ocean - Dec 5, 2007 NEWS.com.auFOUR Australians are among nine people apparently lost on the Pacific Ocean on a historic sailing ship, which is four days overdue in port. ... How safe is the Indian Ocean now? - Jun 25, 2005 CNN InternationalTasked with monitoring only the Pacific Ocean, they started sending information and warnings to a number of Indian Ocean nations which had asked for help, ... El Nio climate pattern forms in Pacific Ocean - USATODAY.com - Sep 14, 2006 USA TODAY - USA TodayBy Rene Pastor. NEW YORK — El Niño, a warming of equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean that wreaks havoc with world weather conditions, has formed and will ... Pacific Ocean garbage patch worries researchers - Aug 31, 2009 The GuardianAP foreign, Monday August 31 2009. Associated Press Writer= LOS ANGELES (AP) â€â€? A tawny stuffed puppy bobs in cold sea water, his four stiff legs tangled ... Survival at Sea: Woman Survives 19 Hours in the Pacific Ocean - Oct 22, 2007 ABC NewsThe 49-year-old former drug and alcohol counselor fought currents, waves, extreme heat and utter exhaustion and survived after her canoe capsized about a ... Tsunami warning system is not simply sensors - Jan 4, 2005 New ScientistAn early warning system for tsunamis is already in operation in the Pacific Ocean and consists of a network of seismograph and tidal gauges linked via ... Yachties survive Pacific Ocean ordeal - Sep 10, 2008 NEWS.com.auA CAIRNS father and son arrived home yesterday after a 99-day sailing adventure battling huge seas and cyclonic winds on the Pacific Ocean. ... Seabird's flight plan: Entire Pacific Ocean - Aug 7, 2006 USA TODAY - USA TodayBy Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY. If you think it's a long trip to the local supermarket, consider the sooty shearwater. This tiny seabird flies an astounding ... Video: Undersea volcano erupts near Tonga in Pacific ocean - Mar 19, 2009 Telegraph.co.ukSpectacular footage has been captured of an undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga - shooting smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet ... Hurt whales swim within 20 miles of Pacific Ocean - May 30, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Orlando Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverVALLEJO, Calif. -- Two lost and injured humpback whales are less than 20 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay, the closest they've been to ... young-world Geography: The peaceful sea - Jan 9, 2010 DAWN.comPacific Ocean covers the area from the North Pole to the South Pole, ... The Pacific Ocean is nearly 65.3 million square miles in size and covers 46 per ... US Plans to Expand Tsunami Alert System; The $37.5-million proposal … - Jan 15, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverThree of the six existing buoys in the Pacific Ocean are malfunctioning, [Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr.] said, because the harsh weather off Alaska's coast is ... Closure? Grave of 139 Marines Discovered Entombed in Pacific Ocean - Nov 26, 2008 FOXNewsPENSACOLA, Florida — A Florida man's quest to find hundreds of US Marines buried anonymously after one of World War II's bloodiest battles could lead to the ... Pacific Ocean cooling trend begins La Nina, opposite of El Nino,... - Feb 3, 2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Google News ArchiveAssociated Press, Journal Sentinel staff Climate experts Thursday confirmed the start of La Nina— a mild cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean that often ... Wayward Humpback Pair Moves Toward Ocean - May 21, 2007 New York TimesBut on Sunday, the whales appeared to be heading in the right direction, moving down the shipping channel toward the Pacific Ocean, marine officials said. ... Men rescued after two months adrift in Pacific Ocean - Nov 18, 2009 Telegraph.co.ukSeven Papua New Guinean men have been rescued after spending more than two months adrift in the Pacific Ocean after their boat ran out of fuel. ... Seabird's flight plan: Entire Pacific Ocean ; Tiny sooty shearwater … - Aug 8, 2006 Pay-Per-View - USA TODAY - ProQuest ArchiverLed by research biologist Scott Shaffer, the team went to New Zealand during the birds' breeding season in January and equipped 19 of the 1.7-pound birds ... Pacific Ocean waters soon to be dubbed 'Salish Sea - Feb 2, 2010 Montreal GazetteBy Judith Lavoie, Victoria Times ColonistNovember 4, 2009. VICTORIA — The water between Vancouver Island and the BC mainland is on a fast-track to be ... Pacific Ocean is ISS dump ground - Sep 8, 2005 Daily News & AnalysisThe crew aboard the international space station put out garbage on Wednesday, loading a Russian cargo ship with more than a ton of trash and jettisoning the ... CBC Toronto - Programs - Metro Morning - Metro Music - Pacific Ocean ... - Sep 15, 2008 CBC.caIn 1977, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue became the first solo LP to be released ... Pacific Ocean Blue is a 2-CD set comprising a re-mastered version of ... Continent-size toxic stew of plastic trash fouling swath of Pacific... - Oct 19, 2007 San Francisco ChronicleYou can help to limit the ever-growing patch of garbage floating in the Pacific Ocean. Here are some ways to help:. Limit your use of plastics when possible ... Big quake in Pacific Ocean, no tsunami threat - Jan 3, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Hindustan Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesWellington, Jan 3 -- A massive earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Pacific Ocean Tuesday, but at more than 560 km below the ... Indian Ocean linked to Australian droughts - Feb 4, 2009 Reuters UKSYDNEY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Droughts in Australia have traditionally been linked to El Nino events in the Pacific Ocean, but a new study says the key driver ... Pacific Ocean Blue: Legacy Edition - Jul 14, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldNot only was Dennis's 1977 record the first solo album by a Beach Boy but it was completed, released and very well-reviewed at the time. ... Dead zone located below the ocean in wake of tsunami - Dec 15, 2005 Times OnlineOne individual bluefin tuna was tracked as it crossed the Pacific Ocean three ... The Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project (Post) also revealed the annual ... Volcano erupts into Pacific Ocean - May 24, 2007 BBC NewsA volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has erupted again, spewing streams of red hot lava into the Pacific Ocean. The lava has been bubbling over from the Kilauea ... Squid invasions signal changes in the Pacific Ocean - Dec 15, 2009 Christian Science MonitorIn the Pacific, jumbo squid have moved to new waters, signaling changes in the ocean, scientists observe. The planet has warmed in the past 30 years and, ... REG Price left London to live by the Pacific Ocean in San Diego, … - Jan 25, 2010 The SunBy SARA NELSON. MOVING your life to another country is a big commitment - so we are chatting to some of our expats to see if it was worthwhile. ... 'Pacific Ocean Blue' reissue captures Wilson's promise and pain - The... - Jun 17, 2008 Boston GlobeFor Beach Boys people - and you know who you are - "Pacific Ocean Blue" occupies a special place. Dennis Wilson's lone solo record was a revelation when it ... Rowing across the Pacific Ocean - Nov 13, 2009 BBC NewsMick Dawson from Boston has completed his attempt to row 4500 miles from Choshi in Japan to the finish under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. ... Tsunami warning issued after Pacific Ocean earthquake - Apr 1, 2007 Reuters UKTOKYO, April 2 (Reuters) - The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it issued a tsunami warning for the region after a powerful 8.1 magnitude earthquake hit ... Global warming weakens trade winds - LiveScience- msnbc.com - May 3, 2006 msnbc.comNEW YORK - The trade winds in the Pacific Ocean are weakening as a result of global warming, according to a new study that indicates changes to the region's ... "Godzilla" Fossils Reveal Real-Life Sea Monster - Nov 10, 2005 National GeographicA large skull of the animal was found in southern Argentina in an area that was once part of the Pacific Ocean. Named Dakosaurus andiniensis, the creature ... Meet the creatures that live beyond the abyss - Jan 22, 2010 BBC NewsAt 7700m in the Japan Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, the Oceanlab team recorded a large shoal of snail fish – the deepest fish ever to be filmed alive. ... Greenpeace wages war at sea against tuna fishers in Pacific Ocean - Apr 23, 2008 Times OnlineGreenpeace, emboldened by its recent success in harrying the Japanese whaling fleet, is now turning its attention to tuna fishers in the Pacific Ocean. ... America's Cup trimaran dismasts on Pacific Ocean - Nov 3, 2009 FOXNewsBy BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer. SAN DIEGO — The 200-foot mast on the monster trimaran that will represent the United States in the America's Cup came ... On the total CO2−titration alkalinity−oxygen system in the Pacific... - Jan 2, 2010 Nature.comThe results in the Pacific Ocean, presented here, suggest a linear correlation between the bio-generated CO 2 and AOU with a slope of 0.7220.05, ... Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Proclaimed a National Monument - Jun 15, 2006 Environment News ServiceMere dots of rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the wildlife refuge covers Nihoa, Necker, French Frigate Shoals, Gardner Pinnacles, Maro Reef, Laysan, ... From the depths of despair, submariners emerge blinking in the... - Aug 8, 2005 Sydney Morning HeraldFor three days the world held its breath - along with seven submariners stranded at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Then at 1.26pm Sydney time yesterday, ... Woman will attempt solo row across the Pacific Ocean - Jul 10, 2007 San Francisco ChronicleA woman who rowed alone across the Atlantic Ocean last year is planning to take off this week on her next big voyage: a solo row across the Pacific that ... Tropical depression forms in Pacific Ocean - Jun 27, 2008 FOXNewsMIAMI — A tropical depression has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, but the National Hurricane Center said there is currently no threat to land. ... Rare 'America' map up for auction - Jun 8, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverA nearly 500-year-old map from the first set to identify the New World as "America" and depict the Pacific Ocean is being auctioned Wednesday, and Britain's ... Seal virus' spread linked to retreating Arctic ice: scientists - Feb 3, 2010 Montreal Gazette...“These results demonstrate that PDV has been introduced to the North Pacific Ocean since 2000,â€? the authors conclude. “All Pacific marine mammal species are ... Strong Quake in Pacific Ocean Rattles Peru - Oct 20, 2006 FOXNewsLIMA, Peru — A strong earthquake rattled Peru's southern coast on Friday, but no damage or injuries were reported. The magnitude 6.4 quake struck at 5:48 am ... Spy Satellite Shot Down Over Pacific Ocean - Feb 21, 2008 WCPOThe Pentagon said it was shot down Wednesday night and broke into thousands of pieces. Officials said most of the debris should burn when it tries to ... … Flood | New Storm | Pacific Ocean | International Support |... - Sep 29, 2009 OneindiaManila, Sep 29: While the Philippines' flood death toll continues to mount and the country is getting ready to face another storm on Tuesday, Sep 29, ... … stall in their journey back toward Pacific Ocean, circling near... - May 22, 2007 WHDH-TVTwo wayward whales were swimming in circles near the Rio Vista Bridge, frustrating attempts to get them back to the safety of the Pacific Ocean. ... Jimena now a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean - Aug 29, 2009 å?°ç?£è‹±æ–‡æ–°è?ž - å?°ç?£è‹±æ–‡æ–°è?žAP. AP. AP. AP. AP. The National Hurricane Center says Jimena could intensify and become a major hurricane by Sunday. The hurricane was 285 miles (455 km) ... Jupiter's New Bruise Big As Pacific Ocean - Jul 21, 2009 Space.comBy SPACE.com staff. The dark bruise that appeared suddenly near the south pole of Jupiter several days ago, likely as the result of an impact by a comet or ... First Direct Evidence of Ocean Acidification - Jan 22, 2010 U.S. News & World ReportSeawater in a vast and deep section of the northeastern Pacific Ocean shows signs of increased acidity brought on by manmade carbon dioxide in the ... Plastic trash killing sea life in Pacific Ocean . - Nov 7, 2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Google News ArchivePlastic trash caught up in a swirling vortex in the north Pacific Ocean between Cali fornia and Hawaii is killing sea life, choking birds and fish and ... Dennis Wilson's “Pacific Ocean Blueâ€? Finally Reissued After Fifteen... - Jan 24, 2008 Rolling StoneAfter being out of print for nearly fifteen years, the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson's lone solo album Pacific Ocean Blue will finally be re-released and ... Australia to Create Pacific Ocean Tsunami Warning System - May 10, 2005 BloombergBy Fergus Maguire. May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's government will fund a tsunami warning system covering the continent and southwest Pacific nations, ... University of Washington to get $126M for Pacific Ocean observatory … - Sep 2, 2009 Bizjournals.comThe University of Washington has received federal funding for two legs for a cabled observatory on the Juan de Fuca plate with 480 miles of cable, ... Forecasters predict up to seven Atlantic hurricanes - May 21, 2009 USA TODAY - USA TodayPacific Ocean conditions also can have an impact on Atlantic hurricanes. ... In the eastern Pacific Ocean, forecasters are calling for a normal or even ... Trilateral naval exercise in Pacific Ocean - Apr 17, 2007 HinduJOINT MARITIME DRILL: The navies of the United States and India and Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force hold the first joint maritime drill in the Pacific ... Fish Cross 'Impassable Barrier' to Traverse Pacific Ocean - Jul 13, 2006 FOXNewsBy Robin Lloyd. In "The Origin of Species," Charles Darwin discussed geographic features that could serve as "impassable" barriers to marine organisms ... Satellite's ocean launch delayed - Nov 7, 2005 BBC NewsThe second will improve and extend communications across South America, most of North America, the Atlantic Ocean and part of the Pacific Ocean. ... Study shows link between air pollution, contaminated seafood - May 1, 2009 New York TimesThe study unexpectedly reveals the significance of long-range movement of mercury within the ocean that originates in the western Pacific Ocean, ... Broken Spy Satellite Carrying Toxic Fuel Is Shot - Feb 20, 2008 BloombergA Raytheon Co. missile fired from a Navy ship in the Pacific Ocean hit the 5000-pound (2272-kilogram) satellite about 153 miles (247 kilometers) over the ... Tropical storm forms in Pacific Ocean - Jun 18, 2009 eTaiwan NewsTaipei, June 18 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) reported Thursday that it is closely monitoring a new tropical storm that formed at around 2 pm the ... Western states join in effort to improve Pacific Ocean health - Sep 18, 2006 Seattle TimesAP. PORTLAND — The governors of Oregon, Washington and California announced an agreement today to work together to improve Pacific Ocean health, ... Grey whales 'starving' at breeding grounds - Sep 10, 2007 Telegraph.co.ukThe population of 22000 Grey whales in the Pacific Ocean had been hailed as a remarkable conservation success story. The grey, which grows up to 45-46 feet ... … waves devastate Samoan islands - Massive deadly South Pacific... - Jan 10, 2009 Bild.deA deadly tsunami has killed more than 100 people on the Samoan islands in the South Pacific. Whole villages were destroyed by the enormous waves which swept ... Sounds used to lure whales - May 17, 2007 Toronto StarThe US Coast Guard hopes recordings of a humpback whale will lure the pair of lost whales back into the Pacific Ocean. WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. ... Tropical Storm Linda Moving Slowly Northwest In Pacific Ocean - Sep 9, 2009 Gant DailyMiami, FL (AHN) - Tropical Storm Linda is moving toward the northwest in the Pacific Ocean at 8 mph with little increase in strength, National Hurricane ... Pacific Ocean temps exceed El Nino levels: Australia - Oct 14, 2009 Reuters IndiaSYDNEY (Reuters) - Central and eastern Pacific Ocean temperatures are exceeding El Nino levels and will remain at levels typical of an El Nino weather event ... Tropical depression forms in Pacific Ocean - Jul 10, 2009 n-tv - NTVAP - July 10, 2009 6:13 AM ET. MIAMI (AP) - A tropical depression has formed far off Mexico's Pacific coast and is moving farther out to sea. ... Pacific Ocean pact reports are sunk - May 22, 2009 ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥ - ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥By Xiao Huo (China Daily). The Foreign Ministry Thursday poured cold water on reports that claimed China had suggested to the US that the two nations divide ... Climate change feared to blame as dead zones suffocate Pacific Ocean ... - Oct 10, 2009 Times OnlineWhen lobsters swarm up the beach and octopuses try to clamber up fishing lines to get out of the water, you know that something has gone badly wrong in the ... Article: Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, And the Science of Ocean … - Nov 4, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchIn what Seattle ... research on north Pacific Ocean patterns ... to wind and ocean currents. Other items ... model of the North Pacific to include wind ... ... Recyclers, Scientists Probe Great Pacific Garbage Patch - 06 Aug 2009 New York TimesAccording to a 2006 report from the UN Environment Programme, every pound of plankton in the central Pacific Ocean is offset by about 6 pounds of litter. Hurricane Felicia strengthens, heads toward Hawaii - 06 Aug 2009 CNN...(CNN) -- Hurricane Felicia intensified over the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, strengthening to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 140 miles (220 REGIONAL: CREW LEAVES BAY AREA TO RESEARCH MARINE DEBRIS IN ... - 06 Aug 2009 CBS 5A crew of 25 scientists left the Bay Area this week on a boat headed toward a large vortex of floating plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean to study the Tonganese ferry sinks, 32 missing - 06 Aug 2009 United Press International6 (UPI) -- Officials said at least one person died and 32 people were missing Thursday when a ferry sank after it left the capital of the Pacific Ocean UF students from Lady Lake, Orlando bike across US - 06 Aug 2009 Orlando SentinelSkyler Kern, Nick Soilleux and Maxx Mann finished their journey after dipping their front bike tires in the Pacific Ocean, behind them. NOAA to open marine ops center in Ore. - 06 Aug 2009 United Press InternationalThe NOAA center's research vessels will churn over thousands of Pacific Ocean miles, gathering data that build understanding of climate change, NOAA to update season's hurricane predictions - 06 Aug 2009 MiamiHerald.comThe weather pattern, marked by warming Pacific Ocean temperatures, typically tends to tamp down the tropics in both storm numbers and intensity. Half Moon Bay Golf Links announces planned Links Enhancement - 06 Aug 2009 WorldGolf.comHalf Moon Bay Golf Links, the world-class, 36-hole golf resort set against the dramatic cliffs of the Pacific Ocean and just minutes from San Francisco and Waiting to invade Japan as A-bomb hit - 06 Aug 2009 Southtown Star6, 1945, three B-29 bombers took off from a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean, headed for Hiroshima, Japan. One of them carried the first atomic bomb. For Panama Canal, a new era of trade is coming - 06 Aug 2009 USA TodayFor ships steaming between California and the East Coast of the USA, the canal — linking the Caribbean Sea to the north with the Pacific Ocean to the south Caustic newsman mocked famed evangelist - 06 Aug 2009 San Diego Union TribuneWhen Aimee dived into the Pacific Ocean and emerged on the Mexican desert, thus performing a feat which will not be duplicated until New Coronado Spread With Classic Style - 06 Aug 2009 ForbesPerhaps most famous for its iconic, red-roofed eponymous hotel, Coronado, Calif., lies on a small peninsula between San Diego and the Pacific Ocean. Red flag warning this afternoon and evening in the Reno area - 06 Aug 2009 Reno Gazette JournalA low pressure system moving off the Pacific Ocean into California will bring gusting winds. The gusts of up to 45 mph combined with humidity levels as low Game pirates face long jail sentences - 06 Aug 2009 Geek.comThis week, two game pirates on both sides of the Pacific Ocean find themselves in major trouble with the law. Matthew Crippen of California faces up to ten Development advances at East Siberian field - 06 Aug 2009 PennEnergyThe contract covers a single facility to handle 140000 b/d of crude oil to be tied into a new 85-km link to the Eastern Siberian Pacific Ocean (ESPO) Gazprom Will Ship Gas to Asia in Bid to Curb Reliance on Europe - 06 Aug 2009 BloombergOfficer Alexander Ananenkov said last week at a ceremony in the eastern town of Khabarovsk, as work began on a new pipeline to the Pacific Ocean. Shaking the Earth: How Water Helps Tectonic Plates Slide in New ... - 06 Aug 2009 PhysOrg.comNew Zealand includes two major islands - the North Island and less populated South Island - that extend roughly northeast to southwest in the Pacific Ocean Sollers to Assemble Vehicles in Russia's Far East - 06 Aug 2009 Ward's Auto (subscription)...the Russian car and commercial-vehicle manufacturer, will launch vehicle assembly in Vladivostok, Russia's largest port city on the Pacific Ocean. Taiwan issues land warning for Typhoon Morakot - 06 Aug 2009 Monsters and Critics.comMorakot increased its speed and intensity since late Wednesday on its way from the Pacific Ocean to Taiwan's east coast. By 1 pm (0500 GMT), Eating, play habits can be taught early - 06 Aug 2009 Statesman Journal...or even the Pacific Ocean (all counties on the Pacific have higher-than-average rates), we can't. Why kids overconsume calories lacks a simple answer. One on one time - 06 Aug 2009 Examiner.comThe salt air, the sun, and the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean can be a well deserved tonic to an overstimulating week. It is a way to look back at the France/New Caledonia - 06 Aug 2009 Radio France InternationaleThe problems in the French territory in the Pacific Ocean began when an employee at the airline was dismissed. Over the past week the dispute has escalated, King salmon vanishing in Alaska, smokehouses empty - Aug 2, 2009 The Associated PressBiologists speculate that the mostly likely cause was a shift in Pacific Ocean currents, but food availability, changing river conditions and predator-prey georgesodini.com George Sodini Website! - Aug 5, 2009 LALATEOcean Avenue facing the Pacific Ocean (Santa Monica, CA) 3. Ocean Avenue at Wilshire Boulevard close to the Promenade (Santa Monica, CA) “Total effort Calif groups to study huge ocean garbage patch - Jul 30, 2009 San Jose Mercury NewsAP SAN DIEGO—California researchers are sailing off to investigate an enormous garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean. On Sunday, researchers from La Jolla Army studies live ammo dumped in Pacific - Aug 4, 2009 United Press International4 (UPI) -- US Army officials, scientists, and members of Congress Tuesday announced plans to meet on the effects of ammunition dumps in the Pacific Ocean. Mexican tourist dies in rough waters - Aug 4, 2009 CNN InternationalMEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- One Mexican tourist died and another was missing Tuesday after a wave dragged them out into the Pacific Ocean, the state-run Two quakes strike off southern Japan - Aug 4, 2009 Channel News AsiaThe second quake, measuring 5.0, hit at 12:51 pm (0351 GMT) at a depth of 30 kilometres in the Pacific Ocean off southern Oita prefecture, the agency said. Colombia Protects Tuna in Eastern Pacific Ocean - Aug 3, 2009 HappyNews.comStudies carried out by the IATTC showed a rapid deterioration of tuna populations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) – particularly bigeye – and data from Navy missile hits target 100 miles above Pacific Ocean - Jul 30, 2009 Honolulu Star-BulletinThe intercept occurred about 100 miles above the Pacific Ocean. The Navy scored another missile hit off the northern coast of Kauai, raising its sea-based Ore. men head to the coast to hook scrappy tuna - Aug 5, 2009 kgw.comThe other is to take a boat ride out onto the Pacific Ocean and catch your own fish. Alan Ross and Rob Searles, both of Roseburg, took the option with more Australia Agency Still Sees Developing El Niño Event - Aug 5, 2009 AgWeb..."These indicators are driven by warm conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean," the agency said in its latest summary. " If these warm conditions persist, Tourism versus kids - Aug 4, 2009 San Diego CityBEATThat's called the Pacific Ocean. It's an ocean! It's not as though your family spent 10-grand on a new swimming pool and the raccoons took over the shallow Natural Factors Could Cause Global Warming - Aug 3, 2009 FOXNews...volcanic activity and a phenomenon called El Nino which takes place in the Pacific Ocean every few years and causes global temperatures to warm. Tropical depression forms in Pacific Ocean - Jul 10, 2009 The Associated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) — A tropical depression formed Friday far off Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to strengthen while moving farther out to sea. El Nino conditions set in across Pacific Ocean - Jul 28, 2009 Hawaii 24/7Meanwhile, across the Pacific, ocean temperatures around Indonesia were slightly cooler (light blue) than usual. The Pacific is Earth's largest ocean, Volcano Watch: Many layers determine richness of groundwater resources - Aug 5, 2009 Hawaii 24/7Fresh water cascades from a spring on a cliff face into a pool next to the Pacific Ocean near Nahiku on the island of Maui. The water comes from rain that El Nino 2 fuels more Atlantic hurricanes, warnings - Jul 12, 2009 USA TodayEl Niño is a periodic warming of the Pacific Ocean that usually leads to a quieter storm season. This new mode of El Niño, however, appears to cause more Huge Dust Cloud Circled World in 13 Days - Jul 22, 2009 FOXNewsThe cloud was so durable that it passed over the Pacific Ocean twice, finally coming apart and dropping down to the surface the second time. New rules for Navy sonar to protect whales, other animals - Jul 30, 2009 Seattle Post Intelligencer...(Photo courtesy of Ken Balcomb) If approved, those measures would be in effect from 2010 to 2015 for the Navy's training area in the Pacific Ocean off the El-Nino's sins - Aug 5, 2009 Zee NewsAlso known as Southern Oscillation, El Nino is technically an abnormal warming of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Watch out for falling baseballs - Aug 5, 2009 Philadelphia Inquirer...(You'd think a kid who lived in San Diego would prefer the Pacific Ocean.) So when Kyle Blanks, a 6-foot-6, 285-pound Padres rookie, lofted a gigantic homer Drizzle causes emergency in Chilean desert city - Jul 21, 2009 The Associated PressThe city of 170000 people in northern Chile is in the heart of the barren Atacama Desert, squeezed between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. Jupiter: Our Cosmic Protector? - Jul 25, 2009 New York Times...plowed into the giant planet's colorful cloud tops sometime Sunday, splashing up debris and leaving a black eye the size of the Pacific Ocean. Risk Of Huge Pacific Ocean Tsunami On West Coast Of America ... - Jul 20, 2009 Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (July 20, 2009) — The potential for a huge Pacific Ocean tsunami on the West Coast of America may be greater than previously thought, Israel to test Arrow missile on US Pacific range - Jul 14, 2009 ReutersWASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Israel will soon test an Arrow interceptor missile on a US missile range in the Pacific Ocean in an exercise Station ALOHA data reveal ocean acidification - Aug 3, 2009 Honolulu AdvertiserThe objective of this research is to provide a comprehensive description of the ocean at a site representative of the central North Pacific Ocean. Cool coastal breezes await near town of Elk - Aug 4, 2009 Elk Grove CitizenWith temperatures in the River Valley hitting three-digit figures, one of the best places to be is along the Pacific Ocean coastline. Sea lions swarm long-abandoned Seal Rocks - Aug 4, 2009 San Francisco ChronicleCliff House guests in recent years could see only birds on Seal Rocks, but that was before the effects of an El Niño brewing in the equatorial Pacific Ocean El Nino: Wetter and Warmer Texas winter? - Jul 10, 2009 Examiner.comThey are essentially opposite ends of this sea temperature pendulum in the Pacific Ocean. A warm east Pacific (El Nino) translates to a stronger southern [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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