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The nation of Fiji is struggling to recover from the staggering blow Tropical Cyclone Winston delivered on February 20 when the mighty storm made landfall at Category 5 strength on multiple islands. The storm killed at least 42 people, making it the deadliest in Fiji history. The damage estimate of $468 million makes it the most expensive tropical cyclone in South Pacific history.
Source: Winstons Damage Highest in South Pacific History; Extreme February Warmth in Eurasia | Dr. Jeff Masters WunderBlog
Ben Wonder Trio | ANTIX COLLECTIVE
By seeing which ecosystems are experiencing the most change at the plant level, scientists hope they will be able to make better predictions.
Source: Measuring the Planet’s Health in Vibrant Shades of Green
Bleaching events triggered by CO2 emissions will make oceans acidic and hostile for coral growth, new studies say
Source: Climate change will lead to deformed and virus-hit coral reefs | Environment | The Guardian
Italian photographer Davide Lopresti has been named Underwater photographer of the year 2016 for his stunning seahorse image titled Gold
Source: Underwater photographer of the year 2016 winners – in pictures
Source: January 2016 was Earth’s warmest month yet.
Two sea turtles have been saved from a not-so-great fate in Papua New Guinea after a man and his co-worker bought them from a local food market and released them back into the sea. Arron Culling and his co-worker Mark were behind the turtle’s rescue mission. They bought the turtles for $5
Source: Man Pays $50 For A Sea Turtle At The Market, Releases It Back Into The Sea
Chills and cross-steps along Montreal’s St. Lawrence River.
Source: Wave Stand Still | Surfer Magazine
At the end of January, Hamburg, the second biggest German city, introduced a new set of environmentally friendly recommendations through its “Guide for ecologically friendly supplying”.
Source: Hamburg, a green city – Surfrider
Source: Coral bleach impact – Fiji Times Online
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John Penlington reports on Australia’s surf culture, its impact on surf-lifesaving clubs and life in general.
Source: Surfing Story – 31 May 1964
Fatboy’s $250 “picnic lounge” is a 9’x 7?, weather-resistant, picnic/beach blanket with a built-in pocket (inside the Fatboy logo-tag). (via Geekologie)
Source: Picnic/beach blanket that looks like a knotted rug / Boing Boing
Prof Antonella Sorace says children should be encouraged to learn less common languages to prevent them from dying out
Source: Preserve rare languages to spread benefits of multilingualism, says expert | Science | The Guardian
It started with an email from a source at Interpol. The subject line of the email said: “Brace yourself.” Attached to the email was a video that showed four men at sea, swimming frantic…
Source: A Murder at Sea. Caught on Camera. Will Anyone Investigate?
Though remains of 19 bodies were found at dump, investigators said no physical evidence supports attorney general’s claim that students were incinerated there
Uncontacted Tribes
More than NZ$1.4m raised so far to protect stretch of coastline in Abel Tasman national park from becoming out of bounds to the public
Located in the waters off Sipadan in Malaysia, is an old oil rig that is now a dive platform and resort named ‘Seaventures‘. The surrounding area is one of the diving industry’s renowned top dive destinations, and is commonly ranked as being one of the world’s best. Seaventures takes advantage o
Source: You Can Stay At This Converted Oil Rig In Malaysia And Go Diving
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Vintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images
Source: Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Young Salts: 1900 high-resolution photo
Here are 10 things that you probably don’t know about this crisis because the media, having come to the story so late
Source: Michael Moore: 10 Things They Won’t Tell You About the Flint Water Tragedy, But I Will
Have you ever lay on the beach, looked out across the ocean, and wondered what you could see on the other side? Well, then you might find this relatively interesting – a map that shows the countries that are due east and west from points along the coasts of North and South America. To make…
Not to be used for housing.
Source: Got a brand problem? Put a bird on it. — The Startup — Medium
Source: Retro To Go: New Dansette reissue: Crosley CR6234A Dansette Junior portable record player
8 track album
Source: AL ZMAN SAIB | Habibi Funk Records
Vultures wearing GoPros are patrolling Lima’s skies for polluters—and saving the city from itself
Source: From Zero to Hero
Scientists find that the world’s oceans are storing vastly more heat than before.
Source: This is where 90 percent of global warming is going – The Washington Post
Source: Holy shit: Scarfolk TV is coming | Dangerous Minds
The Beatles’ Revolution 9 brought experimental music to a global audience, but their radio soundworld wouldn’t have been possible without Stockhausen’s ‘music of the whole world’
Source: Crackle goes pop: how Stockhausen seduced the Beatles
Why the methane from California’s massive leak is such bad news for the climate
Source: Why the methane from California’s massive leak is such bad news for the climate
This has been a remarkable year for the oceans. Marine scientist Douglas McCauley presents his list of 2015’s most significant ocean events.
Source: 2015’s top 10 developments for the ocean
Although aviation was left out of the climate treaty adopted in December, reducing emissions remains a priority at the core of several research efforts.
Source: Rethinking the Airplane, for Climate’s Sake
She’s a successful musician in what is very much a man’s world, she was the youngest session musician in Motown’s history, has been the percussionist on some of the finest records ever and played with the likes of Janis Joplin, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Carole King and the Incredible Bongo Band. We reckon [&hellip
Source: Bobbye Hall – The Queen of Percussion Drumming – Voices of East Anglia