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Showing posts with label Geology - Oceans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geology - Oceans. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

THE SIBERIAN GLASS BEACH WHERE NATURE TURNED POLLUTION INTO BEAUTY - A former dumping ground for old bottles has been reclaimed by ocean waves into a beach of beautiful glass pebbles

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The beach used to be too dangerous for locals to walk across. But over the decades, the waves have eroded the glass away to form beautiful smooth stones

The beach where nature has transformed a Russian dumping ground for old vodka bottles into a place of beauty because waves have smoothed broken glass into ‘pebbles’ .  Glass originally comes from silica, or sand.
  • Glass Beach on Ussuri Bay, near Vladivostok, was a Soviet dump for old bottles
  • Over time, the jagged glass smoothed into kaleidoscopic pebbles
  • The area is now called Glass Beach and is protected by Russian authorities
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Sunday, December 18, 2016

WHAT IS THAT MYSTERIOUS ALIEN METALIC SOUND COMING FROM THE MARIANA TRENCH, the ocean's deepest place, 36,000 feet down? It is so weird, it can't be an animal call

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MARIANA TRENCH ANIMAL
Listen to the mysterious 'alien song' heard deep in the Mariana trench: Researchers reveal unexplained sound heard 36,000 feet down - That is 10,058 meters, or 10 kilometers, or 6.25 miles deep.
  • The Mariana Trench is the deepest place in the world's oceans
  • Scientists sent a hydrophone down to Challenger Deep, the deepest part
  • Strange booming is unidentified - but it could be an animal call 
MARIANA TRENCH ANIMALS
Researchers have released audio of a strange booming sound heard in the the deepest part of the ocean.    Scientists at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center named it the 'Western Pacific Biotwang' and say their best guess is that it is a new type of previously unheard whale call. 
 
Lasting between 2.5 and 3.5 seconds, the five-part call includes deep moans at frequencies as low as 38 hertz and a metallic finale that pushes as high as 8,000 hertz.
 
 'It's very distinct, with all these crazy parts,' said Sharon Nieukirk, senior faculty research assistant in marine bioacoustics at Oregon State.   'The low-frequency moaning part is typical of baleen whales, and it's that kind of twangy sound that makes it really unique.   We don't find many new baleen whale calls.'
 
Continue reading, WATCH VIDEO with the mysterious sound, other videos about life forms in the Mariana trench, and see explanatory illustrations

Sunday, October 2, 2016

THE GIGANTIC HOLE THAT APPEARS TO BE DRAINING WATER FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN - WATCH VIDEO - Thor's Well in Oregon, also known as the "gate to hell," is a spectacular sight at high tide

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It appears as if the Pacific Ocean is being drained away down a giant bottomless hole on the Oregon coast
Thor's Well in Oregon - also known as the 'gate to hell' - is big enough to swallow a large boat.  The hole looks like a feature of an alien planet and attracts scores of tourists and photographers each year. At high tide water bursts out of the well in spectacular fashion, an event that never fails to delight onlookers
 
Continue reading, see additional images, and WATCH VIDEO

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

ADORABLE GOOGLY EYED SQUID spotted off California at nearly 1 km depth - Called a STUBBY SQUID it look more like a 'CUDDLE' FISH - Also spotted a MYSTERIOUS PURPLE ORB

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A group of scientists researching the ocean floor near California stumbled upon a cartoonish yet adorable creature, known as a Stubby Squid. 
The amazing video of the googly-eyed squid has gone viral after it was spotted off the coast of California by a research vessel. Stubby squid live in the Northern Pacific between Japan and Southern California, and are usually spotted at a depth of about 300 meters.
The amazing video of the googly-eyed squid has gone viral after it was spotted off the coast of California by a research vessel. Stubby squid live in the Northern Pacific between Japan and Southern California, and are usually spotted at a depth of about 300 meters.
 

Pearl
Looks like PEARL of
Finding Nemo
It looks uncannily like something you'd expect to see on Sesame Street - and not on the seabed 900 metres down.  The amazing video of the googly-eyed squid has gone viral after it was spotted off the coast of California by a research vessel.

The stubby squid was spotted by  the E/V Nautilus, which uses a remotely operated underwater vehicle to explore the ocean floor.  As the drone sub approaches the cephalopod, the team can be heard trying to determine at first whether it is an octopus or cuttlefish.
 
As the see it, even the scientists are amazed.   'They look like googly eyes … It looks so fake!' one woman exclaims in the video.  'It's like some little kid dropped their toy.'  Two others in the video comment that the eyes look as though they were painted on.
 
Mysterious: Live-stream footage from the underwater explorer Nautilus captures a strange purple orb The team then dissolves into laughter while watching the animal, while one admits 'it's freaking me out!' and the other says 'maybe its a cuddlefish!'
 
Also spotted at those depths:  a mysterious purple orb...
CONTINUE READING and watch VIDEOS of the stubby squid and of the purple orb (pictured) ......

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

ANCIENT FOREST BENEATH THE NORTH SEA IS REVEALED in Denmark due to shifting sand - It shows 7,000 year old human footprints in Doggerland, which then connected the UK to Europe - The area had been preserved in a layer of peat all these years.

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North sea reveals 7,000 year old human footprints through ancient forest: Woodland would
  • Archaeologists believe the forest was part of Doggerland, an ancient stretch of land which connected UK to Europe
  • The region would have been gradually flooded by melting glacial ice and geological activity over hundreds of years
  • 'In 5,000 BC the sea level rose quickly and it drowned the land.  The sand dunes were blown back further into the land, burying the forest, and then the sea receded a little.  The sea level is now rising again, cutting back the sand dunes, and uncovering the forest.
  • But experts say the ancient forest on the Northumberland coastline has been perfectly preserved in a layer of peat
  • Archaeologists say that in addition to the forest remnants they have uncovered human footprints from early settlers

  • Continue reading and see more images of the hidden forest

    Wednesday, March 16, 2016

    MYSTERIOUS UNDERWATER CRATERS FOUND IN THE BARENTS SEA, OFF THE COAST OF NORWAY possibly caused by methane gas explosions - Russian scientist wildly speculates that Bermuda Triangle anomalies could have been caused by methane craters, but there is absolutely no evidence for this

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  • Underwater craters found in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway
  • Caused by build-up of methane natural gas which then explodes
  • Methane explosions on the ocean floor occurred after the last ice age, about 11,700 years ago.
  • The explosions causing the craters to open up could potentially pose risks to vessels travelling on Barents Sea, scientists say.
  • A Russian scientist speculated that the so-called Bermuda Triangle anomalies could be blamed on underwater craters caused by methane explosions, but there is no evidence of this at all.  It just makes for interesting media headlines.
  • The Barents Sea. Picture: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    BARENTS SEA
     
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    Wednesday, February 10, 2016

    HORRIFYING - AN APPROACHING 100 FT WAVE AS SEEN FROM INSIDE A SHIP DURING THE RECENT NORTH SEA STORM GERTRUDE

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    For those in peril: The stomach-lurching moment ship's crew faced terrifying 100-foot wave during North Sea storm
  • The ship got stranded in North Sea about 100 miles from land as powerful waves crash into the vessel
  • Images were captured on board an ERRV (Emergency Response & rescue Vessel)
  • Storm Gertrude caused chaos in Britain last month, bringing 144mph winds and 60-foot waves to UK coasts  

  • Surge: Video was captured by a man  on the bridge of the ship stranded in the North Sea during Storm Gertrude

    See more images and link to video of this giant wave, and more pictures of the impact of Storm Gertrude at the end of January.  See also pictures of firefighters rescuing a bunny who was blown to the top of a house roof by the strong winds.

    Monday, August 24, 2015

    BIZARRE GRID-SHAPED PATTERNS IN THE OCEAN - CROSS SEA patterns occur from the collision of two swells coming from different directions

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    This strange pattern at sea is what happens when two wave systems cross each other at nearly perpendicular angles.
     
    This can occur when waves generated by one weather system collides with waves generated by another weather system, usually at a place that is far away from both weather systems.

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    Thursday, June 4, 2015

    THE ALIEN WORLD OF HYDROTHERMAL VENTS DEEP IN THE OCEAN off the North American West Coast - Upside down waterfalls, tall plumes of smoke, and strange creatures such as giant tube worms - Watch VIDEO

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    Upside down waterfalls and 35 foot high plumes of smoke: Astonishing undersea world found 12,500 feet down in deepest vent ever discovered in Pacific
  • Previously unknown vents found in Gulf of California
  • Vent field is about 150 kilometers (100 miles) east of La Paz, Mexico
  • Pescadero Basin is more than 3,800 meters (12,500 feet) below the surface 

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    It is an alien world where upside down waterfalls glisten and huge smoke plumes teeming with life are everywhere.
     
    One of the 'upside down waterfalls' found, causing b hot liquid rising up and hitting the underside of rocksOne of the 'upside down waterfalls' found, causing hot liquid rising up and hitting the underside of rocks
     
    Researchers have discovered a large, previously unknown field of hydrothermal vents in the Gulf of California, about 150 kilometers (100 miles) east of La Paz, Mexico. 
     
    Lying more than 3,800 meters (12,500 feet) below the surface, the Pescadero Basin vents are the deepest high-temperature hydrothermal vents ever observed in or around the Pacific Ocean.
     
    The vent fields were initially identified in high-resolution sonar data collected by an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).
     
    Continue reading, see more images from under the sea, and WATCH VIDEO

    Saturday, March 21, 2015

    HOW THE DAILY TIDE TURNS MONT SAINT MICHEL INTO AN ISLAND - One of the most spellbinding places in the world - The tide normally approaches at 12 MPH or 17 feet per second. You cannot outrun it - The solar eclipse was expected to make the tide even more dramatic.

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    Supertide of the century: Thousands of tourists descend on French city of Mont Saint-Michel in Brittany to witness spectacular event sparked by the solar eclipse

    Tens of thousands of people are visiting the Atlantic coastline in France, including Mont Saint-Michel, for the 'supertide'
    Mont Saint Michel at SUPERTIDE - Even the causeway is submerged.
  • Experts said the wall of water could equal the height of a four-storey building and surge faster than a 'running man'
  • A tidal expert told French media that the surge was a few inches short of expectations 
  • Massive tide occurs due to the gravitation pull created by the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth
  • Incredible aerial photos show the picturesque landmark off the coast of Normandy cut off from the mainland
  • Similar tides are expected along the coasts of Britain, the Netherlands and Canada this weekend
  • The last 'tide of the century' occurred on March 10, 1997 and the next will take place in March 2033

  • See additional images and watch a beautiful time lapse video of a 24-hour tide cycle at Mont Saint Michel

    Thursday, October 30, 2014

    A GLIMPSE OF DEEP TIME - Layered cliffs in Italy tell a story of glacial periods and sea level variations

    It’s not often that we get a glimpse of deep time.  But the cliffs at Italy's Punta di Maita on the photo below tell a story of long ago.
     
    Each band is a layer of seafloor sediment that accumulated long ago in 21,000-year orbital cycles, and was eventually pushed by tectonic activity into their current formation.
     
    They are time made macroscopic — and when microscopic fossils in the layers were analyzed by researchers from Australian National University, they told a climate tale stretching back 5.3 million years.

    Sediment layers in the cliffs at Punta di Maiata, Italy. Image: Rohling et al./Nature