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Warm oceans cause concern of coral bleaching
Abnormally warm ocean temperatures are creating conditions that threaten to kill coral across the equatorial Pacific, North Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...
- August 27, 2015
US defense chief visits carrier in disputed sea
In a symbolic swipe at China's muscular moves in the South China Sea, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited an American aircraft carrier in the disputed waterway. Carter, who was in Malaysia for two days of talks with ...
- November 6, 2015
Canadian woman dies after whale jumps onto boat
A Canadian tourist has died in Mexico after a whale jumped on to a boat. Vicente Martinez, the port director in the north-west Mexico beach resort of Cabo San Lucas, said that the 45-year-old woman died from injuries ...
- March 13, 2015
Sea lion pup spotted in a sidewalk
A stranded sea lion pup has been spotted wandering a San Francisco sidewalk in a scene that marine rescuers warn could become commonplace as the ocean heats up. Video from the Marine Mammal Center in nearby Sausalito shows ...
- May 2, 2015
Vietnam accuses china of sinking fishing boats
Vietnam on Thursday accused China of sinking one of its fishing boats near disputed islands in the South China Sea, in the latest incident that could further raise tensions between the Communist neighbors. Phan Huy Hoang, ...
- October 16, 2015
China hits 'serious' US provocation
China yesterday accused the US of committing a "serious military provocation" by flying an Air Force B-52 strategic bomber over a Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea. China's Defense Ministry said in ...
- December 20, 2015
Dolphin Hunt
Japanese fishermen killed about 40 dolphins targeted for their meat as part of a larger group trapped recently in what activists say was the biggest roundup they witnessed in the last four annual hunt.
- January 23, 2015
Nearly 200 whales stranded on New Zealand beach
Nearly 200 pilot whales stranded themselves on New Zealand's South Island yesterday, with hordes of rescuers rushing to the remote area in a bid to guide them back to sea. Two dozen of the 198 whales had already died despite ...
- February 14, 2015
US pays P87 M for Tubbataha damage
The Philippine government has received P87 million, or $1.97 million, from the United States for the damage caused by the grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian in Palawan’s Tubbataha Reef two years ago. The Department ...
- February 19, 2015
US military ships may patrol disputed sea
The Pentagon is considering sending US military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around rapidly growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a US official said on Tuesday. US ...
- May 14, 2015