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Eaten by the sea: Climate change, rising sea levels erode French coastline
After fleeing to France to escape the Spanish Civil War, Amalia Romero’s family eventually managed to build a home on the south coast directly looking out over the Mediterranean. But today, the sea is gradually gnawing ...
- April 16, 2021
9 drown after sinks in Indonesia
At least nine bodies have been found after a ferry sank off the coast of an Indonesian island due to bad weather, a search and rescue official said Thursday. The KM Cahaya Arafah capsized in waters off Indonesia’s Ternate ...
- July 22, 2022
Search on for 14 missing after boat collision
Rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday were searching for 14 people who went missing after a local fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel and sank off the coast of Mamburao town in Occidental ...
- June 30, 2020
Houses lost, industries collapse Atlantic Engulfs Brazil coastline
Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona amid the ruins of the latest houses destroyed by the sea, whose relentless rise has turned the local coastline into an apocalyptic landscape. The Atlantic Ocean ...
- February 18, 2022
Penguins chill, carers busy amid pandemic
Save for an absence of gawping crowds, life for the penguins of Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has been much the same during the coronavirus pandemic — but their carers have worked long shifts to keep the monochrome troupe healthy. ...
- May 7, 2020
Global wildlife summit approves shark protections
Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade. Members of the requiem ...
- November 27, 2022
Japan challenges incursions by Chinese ships
Japan said Monday it has protested to China over two incursions into Japanese territorial waters that come after Beijing enacted legislation toughening its response to violations of its maritime territory.
- February 9, 2021
Beach in Jeddah shows shifting sands in conservative country
For Asma, spending a day on the beach with her boyfriend was unthinkable until recently in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia. Now, the 32-year-old is dancing with her partner on white sands fringing the Red Sea, to music ...
- October 17, 2021
7 dead as ferry catches fire near Quezon Port
Polillo Island residents Shirley Debelles, her husband Crisanto and their young grandchild were on their way to Real town in Quezon province on board the MV Mercraft 2 on Monday morning when disaster struck. The port of ...
- May 24, 2022
Experts: Dump Fukushima radioactive water into ocean
Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or vaporized into the air, an expert panel advised the Japanese government on Friday. The proposal is nonbinding and sets no ...
- February 1, 2020