07 SEPT 2022 The Man of the Hole .They found his body in a hammock, adorned by feathers, the last remaining member of his tribe. For 26 years, nearly 9,500 days and nights, the man with no known name had neither spoken to nor touched a single other human. He was known …
Read More »GIBRALTAR MAKES PROGRESS AT PUMPING OIL FROM WRECKED BULKER
03 SEPT 2022 Gibraltar continues to report making progress in its attempts to remove the oils aboard the bulker that hit another vessel at the beginning of the week. Teams are also working to contain the damage from the leaks and a formal investigation was launched. The condition of the …
Read More »GROUNDED TANKER BLOCKS SUEZ CANAL FOR HOURS
01 SEPT 2022 An Aframax tanker heading southbound this afternoon in the Suez Canal lost steering control and became wedged across the navigational channel of the canal south of Little Bitter Lake blocking all traffic. The Suez Canal Authority is reporting that it was successful in refloating and repositioning the …
Read More »RUSSIA’S BURNING OF EXCESS GAS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER
06 SEPT 2022 Russia is wasting large volumes of natural gas by burning it in a huge orange flare near the Finnish border at a time when it has sharply cut deliveries to the European Union, scientists and analysts said on Friday. Analysts from Rystad, an energy consultancy based in Norway, described it as …
Read More »GREENLAND’S ICE SHEET IS “COMMITTED” TO 10 INCHES OF SEA LEVEL RISE
05 SEPT 2022 According to our study, Greenland must lose at least 3.3 percent of its ice to reestablish balance with today’s prevailing climate – regardless of future warming. I’m standing at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, mesmerized by a mind-blowing scene of natural destruction. A milewide section of glacier front …
Read More »SOLOMON ISLANDS SUSPENDS ALL PORT CALLS FOR FOREIGN NAVAL VESSELS
04 SEPT 2022 After refusing port entry to a U.S. Coast Guard cutter during a joint operation last month, the government of the Solomon Islands has announced that it is temporarily suspending port calls for all foreign naval vessels of all nationalities. During a joint fishery patrol in the South …
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