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SWOT Satellite Captures Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake
On July 30, 2025, the NASA–CNES SWOT satellite captured the leading edge of a tsunami wave in the Pacific, triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Recorded about 70 minutes after the quake, the wave measured 1.5 feet in open water but could grow to 30 feet at shore. SWOT’s advanced radar mapped the wave’s...
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Videos Show Moment 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Russia's Kamchatka
A powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering a Pacific Ocean tsunami warning.
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Southwest Pacific Hit By Unprecedented Marine Heat Waves In 2024: United Nations
Unprecedented heat waves in the Southwest Pacific affected more than 10% of the global ocean surface in 2024, damaging coral reefs and putting the region's last remaining tropical glacier at risk of extinction, the UN's weather body said on Thursday.
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Earth Has A Pulse Every 26 Seconds And Scientists Have No Idea Why
One theory suggests it's the result of powerful ocean waves striking the continental shelf.
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NASA’s SWOT Satellite Reveals Big Impact of Small Ocean Currents and Waves in n Marine Ecosystems
NASA’s SWOT satellite, in collaboration with CNES, reveals how submesoscale ocean features just a mile wide drive vital vertical circulation. These small currents transport heat, carbon, and nutrients, profoundly influencing marine ecosystems and climate systems. The mission’s high-resolution data is reshaping how scientists model ocean-atmosph...
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Scientists Warn of Alarming Rise in Marine Heat Waves and Its Impact on Oceans
Reports indicate a sharp rise in marine heat waves, with 2023–2024 experiencing a 240% increase compared to past years. Scientists warn of devastating effects on marine life, including mass die-offs, coral reef degradation, and increased storm intensity. Coastal communities are at risk as extreme weather events linked to warming oceans become mor...
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Scientists Identify Seismic Trigger Before 2022 Tonga Eruption; Insight Could Improve Tsunami Warnings
A seismic wave recorded 15 minutes before the massive 2022 Tonga eruption could help scientists improve early-warning systems for remote oceanic volcanoes and mitigate tsunami risks. Researchers found that a rupture beneath the volcano’s caldera allowed seawater to mix with magma, triggering the eruption. This discovery may provide critical lead-...
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Hawaii Sues Homeowner After His Beachfront House Partially Falls Into The Ocean
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands reported that waves destroyed the Haleiwa home, causing debris to fall onto state land and into the ocean.
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Earth Had The Hottest Summer On Record In 2023, Says NASA
This new record comes as a global heat wave intensified wildfires in Canada and Hawaii and fueled intense heat in South America, Japan, Europe, and the US, as per NASA.
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Deep-Sea Researchers Probe Mystery of Record Ocean Heat
As red-hot oceans amplify deadly heat waves, storms and floods on land, exactly what's going on beneath the waves remains a big unknown. Over 80% of these bodies of water remain unmapped, unobserved and unexplored.
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Scientists Record Mysterious "Infrasound" In Earth's Stratosphere
Scientists separated these mysterious noises from other sounds captured from the zone, like the distant sound of ocean waves slamming into each other.
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Antarctic Ocean Ice Melts To Record Low. How This Impacts Global Warming
The Antarctic Ocean area covered by ice has shrunk to a record low, exposing the thicker ice shelves buttressing Antarctica's ground ice sheet to waves and warmer temperatures, scientists reported Thursday.
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IIT Madras Researchers Develop, Deploy Ocean Wave Energy Converter To Generate Electricity From Sea Waves
The success of the project, an IIT Madras statement said, will help India meet its climate change-related goals of generating 500 GW of electricity by 2030 through renewable energy.
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Incredible Photo Of Clouds That Look Like Crashing Ocean Waves Leaves Internet Mesmerised
A woman in the United States recently captured an incredible cloud formation that appeared to look like an ocean in the sky.
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MIT Researchers Develop AI Model to Predict Wave Behaviour, Improve Ocean Climate Simulations
A group of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, has found a new way of modelling how waves break. Using machine learning and AI, they have tweaked the equations that were previously used for for designing and building offshore platforms and structures.
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SWOT Satellite Captures Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake
On July 30, 2025, the NASA–CNES SWOT satellite captured the leading edge of a tsunami wave in the Pacific, triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Recorded about 70 minutes after the quake, the wave measured 1.5 feet in open water but could grow to 30 feet at shore. SWOT’s advanced radar mapped the wave’s...
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Videos Show Moment 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Russia's Kamchatka
A powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering a Pacific Ocean tsunami warning.
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Southwest Pacific Hit By Unprecedented Marine Heat Waves In 2024: United Nations
Unprecedented heat waves in the Southwest Pacific affected more than 10% of the global ocean surface in 2024, damaging coral reefs and putting the region's last remaining tropical glacier at risk of extinction, the UN's weather body said on Thursday.
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Earth Has A Pulse Every 26 Seconds And Scientists Have No Idea Why
One theory suggests it's the result of powerful ocean waves striking the continental shelf.
-
NASA’s SWOT Satellite Reveals Big Impact of Small Ocean Currents and Waves in n Marine Ecosystems
NASA’s SWOT satellite, in collaboration with CNES, reveals how submesoscale ocean features just a mile wide drive vital vertical circulation. These small currents transport heat, carbon, and nutrients, profoundly influencing marine ecosystems and climate systems. The mission’s high-resolution data is reshaping how scientists model ocean-atmosph...
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Scientists Warn of Alarming Rise in Marine Heat Waves and Its Impact on Oceans
Reports indicate a sharp rise in marine heat waves, with 2023–2024 experiencing a 240% increase compared to past years. Scientists warn of devastating effects on marine life, including mass die-offs, coral reef degradation, and increased storm intensity. Coastal communities are at risk as extreme weather events linked to warming oceans become mor...
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Scientists Identify Seismic Trigger Before 2022 Tonga Eruption; Insight Could Improve Tsunami Warnings
A seismic wave recorded 15 minutes before the massive 2022 Tonga eruption could help scientists improve early-warning systems for remote oceanic volcanoes and mitigate tsunami risks. Researchers found that a rupture beneath the volcano’s caldera allowed seawater to mix with magma, triggering the eruption. This discovery may provide critical lead-...
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Hawaii Sues Homeowner After His Beachfront House Partially Falls Into The Ocean
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands reported that waves destroyed the Haleiwa home, causing debris to fall onto state land and into the ocean.
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Earth Had The Hottest Summer On Record In 2023, Says NASA
This new record comes as a global heat wave intensified wildfires in Canada and Hawaii and fueled intense heat in South America, Japan, Europe, and the US, as per NASA.
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Deep-Sea Researchers Probe Mystery of Record Ocean Heat
As red-hot oceans amplify deadly heat waves, storms and floods on land, exactly what's going on beneath the waves remains a big unknown. Over 80% of these bodies of water remain unmapped, unobserved and unexplored.
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Scientists Record Mysterious "Infrasound" In Earth's Stratosphere
Scientists separated these mysterious noises from other sounds captured from the zone, like the distant sound of ocean waves slamming into each other.
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Antarctic Ocean Ice Melts To Record Low. How This Impacts Global Warming
The Antarctic Ocean area covered by ice has shrunk to a record low, exposing the thicker ice shelves buttressing Antarctica's ground ice sheet to waves and warmer temperatures, scientists reported Thursday.
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IIT Madras Researchers Develop, Deploy Ocean Wave Energy Converter To Generate Electricity From Sea Waves
The success of the project, an IIT Madras statement said, will help India meet its climate change-related goals of generating 500 GW of electricity by 2030 through renewable energy.
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Incredible Photo Of Clouds That Look Like Crashing Ocean Waves Leaves Internet Mesmerised
A woman in the United States recently captured an incredible cloud formation that appeared to look like an ocean in the sky.
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MIT Researchers Develop AI Model to Predict Wave Behaviour, Improve Ocean Climate Simulations
A group of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, has found a new way of modelling how waves break. Using machine learning and AI, they have tweaked the equations that were previously used for for designing and building offshore platforms and structures.
