A number of small Pacific island nations, including Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Marshal Islands, are facing an existential threat from rising sea levels. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), sea level in the western Pacific Ocean has been increasing at a rate 2–3 times the global average, resulting in almost 0.3 meters of net rise since 1990.
Not every island group is sinking, however. The Drive recently highlighted a beach on Iwo Jima, which is rising due to recent volcanic activity, revealing two dozen “ghost ships” sunk during World War II. The ships were originally scuttled to create an artificial breakwater for a planned harbor.
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Great news! David O’Neill, director of the 
On late Thursday, November 18, and early Friday, November 19, those watching the sky over much of the globe will see the longest partial lunar eclipse in almost 600 years. The eclipse will last for nearly 3 and a half hours and will be very near to, but not quite, a full lunar eclipse.
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We recently posted about how the US Navy’s 
My wife and I took an incredible trip to the Galapagos in 2017. An updated repost. We spent a week on 
The Chinese military has built targets in the shape of an American aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships in the Taklamakan desert as part of a new target range complex, according to photos from satellite imagery company Maxar.
On Saturday, we posted about the 
What could be more gloriously incongruous than sailing on a replica 9th-century Viking longship and sipping whisky on a blustery Autumn day in New York harbor? Here is an updated repost: 
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The worst way to determine the position of a previously uncharted seamount is to run into it underwater. That is apparently what happened to the 
“Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James?” (If you do, it may be from the