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The island of Maui has been rocked by devastating wildfires that have claimed at least 101 lives and destroyed entire towns, including historic Lahaina.
Do you think you've been stung by the Portuguese man-of-war? The following guide will help identify a sting and take appropriate action.
A new study from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography uses nearly a century of data to show that the average heights of winter waves along the California coast have increased as climate change has heated the planet.
The French freediver broke a new world record on July 20 in Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island, Bahamas, by diving to 122 meters (400 feet) without an oxygen tank.
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The number of seaside communities whose beaches are losing sand is growing exponentially. What are the explanations for coastal erosion, and what can be done to mitigate its devastating impact?
Welcome to the Drake Passage, the world's most dangerous sea route, home to 65-foot-plus waves. Here's why the 620-mile stretch between Cape Horn and Antarctica is treacherous and has become the ultimate extreme sailing adventure.
There is a place on Earth where the difference between low and high tide reaches 53.6 feet (16.3 meters). It's the Bay of Fundy in Canada. You've got to see it to believe it.
A fourth global coral bleaching wave is sweeping the world's oceans.