2017
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Hace 1 día · ISBERYALA, Panama (AP) — Hammocks began appearing this week in the doorways of 300 new houses built in what was previously a yucca field along Panama’s Caribbean coast for families from the ...
Hace 2 días · Two prominent research organizations confirmed a few weeks ago what scientists had long thought: the world’s warm water coral reefs are bleaching en masse for the fourth time in 25 years. Corals are collections of hundreds of thousands of tiny animals. Often a riot of colours, they turn a boney white when they are under stress, which can be a ...
Hace 3 días · Learn about the ocean and coasts, their importance, challenges, and solutions from NOAA. Explore the latest news, tools, podcasts, and data on ocean and coastal issues.
Hace 1 día · The coastline paradox states that a coastline does not have a well-defined length. Measurements of the length of a coastline behave like a fractal, being different at different scale intervals (distance between points on the coastline at which measurements are taken).The smaller the scale interval (meaning the more detailed the measurement), the longer the coastline will be.
Hace 2 días · Research and education, $12 billion, up 4%. Professional and technical services, $8 billion, down 5.5%. Marine construction, $7 billion, up 3.1%. “We can continue building a thriving marine economy for America by investing in restoration, sustainability and working closely with stakeholders,” said NOAA Chief Economist Monica Grasso, Ph.D.
Hace 4 días · The Guna’s autonomous government decided two decades ago that they needed to think about leaving the island, but at that time it was because the island was getting too crowded.
Hace 9 horas · The Piri Reis Map, drawn by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis, is a fragment of a world map. This map is famous for its detailed depiction of the western coastlines of Europe, North Africa, and Brazil. Notably, it also includes parts of the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean, displaying an impressive level of detail for its time.
