Ship adrift in a storm prompts risky marine salvage operation

Feb 01, 2022

A ship adrift in a storm off the coast of the Netherlands set in motion a dangerous marine salvage operation to save the ship from running aground.

Ship adrift in a storm prompts risky marine salvage operation

Ship adrift in a storm prompts risky marine salvage operation

A ship adrift in a storm off the coast of the Netherlands set in motion a dangerous marine salvage operation to save the ship from running aground.

Antarctic iceberg 100 miles long melts into the south Atlantic Ocean

Jan 31, 2022

A huge antarctic iceberg that broke free in 2017 has now floated north and completely melted near South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic. Scientists are studying how the giant influx of fresh water in a salt water environment is affecting local marine ecosystems there.

Antarctic iceberg 100 miles long melts into the south Atlantic Ocean

Antarctic iceberg 100 miles long melts into the south Atlantic Ocean

A huge antarctic iceberg that broke free in 2017 has now floated north and completely melted near South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic. Scientists are studying how the giant influx of fresh water in a salt water environment is affecting local marine ecosystems there.

Answers to listener questions about who’s on board

Jan 28, 2022

A listener wrote in to ask about who’s on board the ships we see in the Astoria Anchorage in the river, and whether they can come ashore while they’re here in the U.S.

Answers to listener questions about who’s on board

Answers to listener questions about who’s on board

A listener wrote in to ask about who’s on board the ships we see in the Astoria Anchorage in the river, and whether they can come ashore while they’re here in the U.S.

More about how the Tonga volcano rang the Earth’s atmosphere like a bell

Jan 27, 2022

Some followup on yesterday’s report where we discussed the Tonga volcanic eruption, and how in addition to creating tsunami waves in the water, created corresponding waves in the air.

Photo credit: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

More about how the Tonga volcano rang the Earth’s atmosphere like a bell

More about how the Tonga volcano rang the Earth’s atmosphere like a bell

Some followup on yesterday’s report where we discussed the Tonga volcanic eruption, and how in addition to creating tsunami waves in the water, created corresponding waves in the air.

Photo credit: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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.