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Balboa Island walls to be raised to hold back rising ocean
L.A. NOWTo guard against rising sea levels, Newport Beach city officials are expected to award a $1.3-million contract Tuesday that would start the design of new seawalls that would be built around Balboa and Little Balboa islands. Replacing the aging concrete...... -
SpaceX, NASA getting ready for Dragon return
The Write Stuff - Orlando SentinelThe final tricky step for the first private spacecraft to visit the International Space Station is next: coming back to Earth. NASA expects the SpaceX Dragon capsule, now fully loaded with return cargo, to disembark from the space station shortly after... -
California to see higher than average sea level rise, report says
L.A. NOWSea levels along the California coast are expected to rise up to one foot in 20 years, two feet by 2050 and as much as 5 1/2 feet by the end of the century, climbing slightly faster than the global average and increasing the risk of flooding and storm... -
Australia lawmakers deadlock on sending asylum-seekers elsewhere
World NowThe horror of scores of desperate people fleeing their countries for Australia abroad rickety boats and drowning at sea has jolted Australia again. Something must be done to stop people from risking their lives, Australian politicians and pundits... -
Red tide? Fireworks? Mystery of flaming rocks ignites theories
L.A. NOWHow the rocks collected by Lyn Hiner's children during a visit to the popular beach last Saturday could catch fire later in the day has stumped scientists and prompted some to offer their ideas for what happened.... -
Despite recent tragedies, boat accidents in Pacific Ocean are rare
L.A. NOWFor the second time in a month: sailboat crew members have died while racing off the California coast.... -
Traces of radiation found in Japanese baby formula
World NowA Japanese baby food manufacturer has announced the recall of 400,000 cans of infant formula that reportedly contain traces of radioactive cesium connected to the nation's recent nuclear plant meltdown.... -
Brown cloud might be intensifying storms over Indian Ocean
GreenspaceA long-standing brown cloud of pollution over the Indian Ocean is causing tropical cyclones to intensify in that region, according to a new study published this month in the journal Nature and involving researchers from multiple institutions including the... -
The sea is rising? Island nations will see you in court
World NowIf the globe keeps warming and the seas keep rising, the country of Palau could be wiped off the map. So the Pacific Island is teaming up with other small island nations to fight the threat of climate change -- in court. The countries want the... -
Maldives president resigns after weeks of protest
World NowThe Maldives' first democratically elected president resigned Tuesday after weeks of protest over his decision to sack a judge he had accused of favoring the opposition.... -
The Maldives are in political upheaval. Why do we care?
World NowMaldives is making headlines for political upheaval, as the president says he was forced to resign at gunpoint in a de facto coup d’état. Why should we care about this tiny island nation?... -
Arrest warrant issued for former president of Maldives
World NowA criminal court issued an arrest warrant Thursday for deposed Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed amid further threat of violence in the island nation following rioting a day earlier....
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