Oceanography

Sea lovers have now a new way to explore the marine life without having to come up for air.

Triton, a state-of-the-art oxygen respirator, that allows you to breathe underwater up to 45 minutes and at a maximum depth of 15ft by utilizing ‘artificial gills’ technology.

The Marmara Research Center of Turkey's top science body is set to install Acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCP) on the Bosphorus in order to prevent maritime accidents, daily Vatan has reported. 

Some of the most precious jewels of nature and civilization, including the historic Italian city of Venice, face the risk of global warmingFrom the glimmering coral of the Great Barrier Reef to Mount Fuji and the canal-crossed city of Venice, global warming may spell the final ruin of some of the most precious jewels of nature and civilization.

These are five sites at risk:   

The video below reveals the 12-month life cycle of the world’s plant life. Pulsating masses of color represent fluctuations of density of plant growth on land and chlorophyll concentration from phytoplankton in the oceans. Density of land vegetation on the map ranges from barren brown to rich green where plant life is the most luscious.

The Corinthian Gulf is to receive an early warning device system for tsunamis that has been developed by scientists of the European Commission’s Joint Research Center. The project is a collaboration between teh European Commission’s Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection and the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off Kyushu on the south-western coast of Japan at 5.51 a.m. (local time) on Saturday near the Sendai atomic plant. The quake had a depth of about 10 kilometers.

Long-term sea level rise due to near-term carbon emissions is threatening major coastal cities across the world. The Climate Change site presents paired images showing iconic locations in London, Shanghai, Mumbai, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Durban and New York to drive home the message of how these areas could fare under scenarios of business as usual vs. a sharp transition to clean energy.

Shipwreck details have been spotlighted due to technological advances used in the bay of Methoni, southwest Greece, and the northern coast of nearby island Sapienza.

Marine archeologists recovered more than 50 objects during the underwater expedition at the site of the famous Antikythera Shipwreck between 26 August and September 16. The archaeologists hope that to expand on existing scientific knowledge about the wreck and its cargo after a closer examination of these objects.

The world’s oldest message in a bottle is believed to have been recovered after 108 years at sea. A retired postal service worker, Marianne Winkler spotted the a bottle floating by the German island of Amrum while she was on holidays. She told a local German paper that she noticed the clear glass bottle had a note inside with the words: ‘Break the bottle’.