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Diver wounded in new shark attack

A second swimmer in as many days was attacked by a shark  Thursday near the Far East port of Vladivostok in an area previously unknown for shark attacks. The 16-year-old diver sustained severe bites to his legs in the Sea of Japan attack just off Zheltukhin Island, RIA-Novosti reported. He was saved by friends, and […]

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New Tsunami Warning System

Technology that oil rig operators and governments currently use to monitor ocean currents could be retooled to give coastal communities more accurate warnings before a tsunami strikes, a new study shows. Despite their size and power, tsunamis are notoriously difficult to measure or monitor before they crash into shorelines. But in a report published this […]