Satellite data has enabled researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop a new way to measure ocean depth. The technique, which uses imagery captured by the Landsat program, works ...
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the earth's five oceans. However, not only is it the largest, but it's bigger than all the earth's land mass.
A healthy ocean plays a vital role in stabilizing the world’s climate and sustaining life on Earth. Climate change presents a pervasive threat to the health, resilience and productivity of the world’s ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — New research reveals for the first time how a major Antarctic ice shelf has been subjected to increased melting by warming ocean waters over the last four decades. Scientists say ...
The world is more prepared than ... head of UNESCO's Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Center. Such preventative measures include evacuation maps, regular tsunami exercises and informing people ...