Last Saturday we posted about a one hundred square mile ice island that broke off from the Petermann glacier in Greenland. Experts from the Canadian government, with the aid of NASA , the European Space agency and numerous other academic institutions, are planning how to deal with the massive ice island as it breaks up while drifts to the south over the next two years, potentially threatening oil platforms and shipping.
Giant iceberg drifting toward Canada could threaten ships, oil platforms
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In 2004, at least 170 people died when a tsunami hit the fishing village of Poompuhar, in India on the Bay of Bengal. According to legend, this was not the first time. As described in ancient Tamil texts and by Ptolemy and Pliny, Poompuhar was once a major port city which traded with the Roman Empire and China, until it was “swallowed by the sea,” over two thousand years ago in what in modern terms must have been a tsunami. Now an expedition is being launched to explore the sea bottom off Poompuhar for evidence of the ancient city.
Folk music legend Joan Baez and special guest Roger McGuinn will kick off the first of the “
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This is the season for waterfront and harbor festivals. Here are three that promise good food along with music and the sea air.
An update to our 
Inspectors have identified traces of homemade explosives on the hull of the MOL tanker M. Star, confirming that it was the target of a terrorist attack. The ship was struck by an explosion just after midnight on July 28, as the vessel was traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. A group with ties to Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Sounds like a great evening for those in the New York area. Thanks to Al Cuenin for the heads up.