Atmospheric shock wave from Tonga matched tsunamis

Jan 26, 2022

Another look at Tonga’s volcanic eruption, which not only caused tsunamis across the Pacific, but also sent huge airborne shockwaves through the atmosphere, traveling at about the same speed.

Atmospheric shock wave from Tonga matched tsunamis

Atmospheric shock wave from Tonga matched tsunamis

Another look at Tonga’s volcanic eruption, which not only caused tsunamis across the Pacific, but also sent huge airborne shockwaves through the atmosphere, traveling at about the same speed.

Chinese New Year set to further slow global shipping

Jan 25, 2022

It’s an annual event that the shipping industry prepares for: The cessation of activity in Chinese ports for about a month during the celebration of Chinese or Lunar New Year. This year with the pandemic still wreaking havoc on global markets, it could hardly come at a worse time.

Chinese New Year set to further slow global shipping

Chinese New Year set to further slow global shipping

It’s an annual event that the shipping industry prepares for: The cessation of activity in Chinese ports for about a month during the celebration of Chinese or Lunar New Year. This year with the pandemic still wreaking havoc on global markets, it could hardly come at a worse time.

Ships come to the aid of Tonga

Jan 24, 2022

For a small island nation like Tonga, ships are life savers in a disaster. In fact ships are lifesavers areound the world. Today we talk about how ships save the day when things go wrong.

Ships come to the aid of Tonga

Ships come to the aid of Tonga

For a small island nation like Tonga, ships are life savers in a disaster. In fact ships are lifesavers areound the world. Today we talk about how ships save the day when things go wrong.

Man swept out to sea by Tonga tsunami lives

Jan 21, 2022

A miraculous story of survival in the waters off Tonga, where a man was swept out to sea and lived to tell the sea, after 27 hours.

Photo: Landsat 8 (NASA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Man swept out to sea by Tonga tsunami lives

Man swept out to sea by Tonga tsunami lives

A miraculous story of survival in the waters off Tonga, where a man was swept out to sea and lived to tell the sea, after 27 hours.

Photo: Landsat 8 (NASA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

What happened in Tonga?

Jan 20, 2022

A closer look at what happened in Tonga, and how a volcanic eruption could be violent enough to send a tsunami worthy shockwave across the Pacific.

Atmospheric shock wave from Tonga matched tsunamis

What happened in Tonga?

A closer look at what happened in Tonga, and how a volcanic eruption could be violent enough to send a tsunami worthy shockwave across the Pacific.

The days are truly getting longer

Jan 18, 2022

Let’s talk about something happy today, like…. the days are getting longer!

We’ll talk about what this means for brighter days ahead, and also a bit about why days are just getting longer, little by little, over the centuries.

 

The days are truly getting longer

The days are truly getting longer

Let’s talk about something happy today, like…. the days are getting longer!

We’ll talk about what this means for brighter days ahead, and also a bit about why days are just getting longer, little by little, over the centuries.