WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Jul 30, 2015 (SPX)

Physicists have found an explanation for rogue waves in the ocean and hope their theory will lead to devices to warn ships and save lives. "A device on the mast...

Researchers provide new details about sea stars' immunity

Jul 30, 2015 (SPX)

A study led by a University of Texas at Arlington graduate student examining sea stars dying along the West Coast provides new clues about the starfish's immune...

Washington, DC sinking fast, adding to threat of sea-level rise

Jul 30, 2015 (SPX)

New research confirms that the land under the Chesapeake Bay is sinking rapidly and projects that Washington, D.C., could drop by six or more inches in the next...

Past and present sea levels in the Chesapeake Bay Region, USA

Jul 30, 2015 (SPX)

In a new article for GSA Today, authors Benjamin DeJong and colleagues write that sea-level rise (3.4 mm/yr) is faster in the Chesapeake Bay region than any oth...

Less Algae, Not Clearer Water, Keeps Tahoe Blue

Jul 28, 2015 (JPL)

Lake Tahoe's iconic blueness is more strongly related to the lake's algal concentration than to its clarity, according to research in "Tahoe: State of the Lake ...

Scientists track monster waves below the ocean surface

Jul 27, 2015 (SPX)

A scientific research team spent seven years tracking the movements of skyscraper-high waves in the South China Sea. University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School ...

Hair ice mystery solved

Jul 27, 2015 (SPX)

You may have never seen or heard of it, but hair ice - a type of ice that has the shape of fine, silky hairs and resembles white candy floss - is remarkable. It...

Every rain cloud has a silver lining for parched UAE

Jul 25, 2015 (AFP)

The United Arab Emirates, one of the world's most arid countries, is striving to capture every drop of rain it can wring from the clouds that pass over the dese...

Pacific reef growth can match rising sea

Jul 24, 2015 (SPX)

The coral reefs that have protected Pacific Islanders from storm waves for thousands of years could grow rapidly enough to keep up with escalating sea levels if...

Predicting the shape of river deltas

Jul 24, 2015 (SPX)

The Mississippi River delta is a rich ecosystem of barrier islands, estuaries, and wetlands that's home to a diverse mix of wildlife - as well as more than 2 mi...

Climate change reduces coral reefs' ability to protect coasts

Jul 24, 2015 (SPX)

Coral reefs, under pressure from climate change and direct human activity, may have a reduced ability to protect tropical islands against wave attack, erosion a...

Mounting threat to Galapagos from 'El Nino'

Jul 23, 2015 (AFP)

The Galapagos Islands, celebrated for their breathtaking biodiversity, could face a major threat from "El Nino," the weather system known to wreak havoc every f...

Fertile corals discovered in deeper waters off US Virgin Islands

Jul 22, 2015 (SPX)

Researchers discovered a threatened coral species that lives in deeper waters off the U.S. Virgin Islands is more fertile than its shallow-water counterparts. T...

As the oceans warm, wide-ranging species will have an edge

Jul 21, 2015 (SPX)

Marine species that already have large ranges are extending their territories fastest in response to climate change, according to new research from University o...

Marine travellers best able to adapt to warming waters

Jul 21, 2015 (SPX)

Marine species that already roam far and wide throughout our oceans are extending their territories further and faster in response to climate change, according ...

Ocean acidification may cause dramatic changes to phytoplankton

Jul 21, 2015 (SPX)

Oceans have absorbed up to 30 percent of human-made carbon dioxide around the world, storing dissolved carbon for hundreds of years. As the uptake of carbon dio...

Pacific man's bid to be first climate refugee rejected

Jul 21, 2015 (AFP)

A Pacific islander who launched a landmark bid to become the world's first climate change refugee faces deportation from New Zealand after a court rejected his ...

A fish too deep for science

Jul 21, 2015 (SPX)

Drs. Carole Baldwin and Ross Robertson from the Smithsonian Institution discovered a new small goby fish that differs from its relatives not only in its size an...

Carbon dioxide pools discovered in Aegean Sea

Jul 20, 2015 (SPX)

The location of the second largest volcanic eruption in human history, the waters off Greece's Santorini are the site of newly discovered opalescent pools formi...

Taiwan, China sign landmark water agreement

Jul 20, 2015 (AFP)

China and Taiwan inked a landmark deal on Monday that will see water pumped from the Chinese mainland to a Taiwanese-controlled archipelago, in another sign of ...