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Rare Early June Hurricane

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Caryn

The normal hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30, and since we have our first hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico right now, it looks like it’s right on time. Nevertheless, for places like New York, Continue reading →

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Ships On The Sand

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Caryn

If you were to travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, you would see what was once the fourth largest inland body of water in the world. The Aral Sea once had a water surface of 26,254 square miles. The salinity measured at 10g/L (grams of salt per liter of water). Continue reading →

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A Price Too High To Pay

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Caryn

It is a strange idea to give a pilot minimal training and then send them out to do a mission, but it depends, I suppose on the mission they are sent out to do. With Japan losing the war and most of the well trained pilots Continue reading →

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Breaking Codes

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Caryn

During World War II, when men were in short supply due to deployments, and the secret codes of the Japanese and Germans were causing major problems, the American government was faced with a difficult decision. Continue reading →

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The Irene Incident

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Caryn

Over the years, ships that sailed the high seas, were faced with a number of perils, among them the biggest human danger there was…pirates. No area of the globe was particularly more dangerous than another, and no area was immune … Continue reading →

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Vanished Without A Trace

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Caryn

I have always been one to think that there is a logical explanation for everything that happens, but in the case of the Bermuda Triangle Continue reading →

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The Last House

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Caryn

While islands don’t float and can’t flip over, they are subject to one hazard that can sometimes end with their disappearance…erosion. Continue reading →

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The Dardanelles

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Caryn

The Dardanelles is a narrow strait running between the Black Sea in the east and the Mediterranean Sea in the west. In World War I it was a much contested area right from the start. It was the subject of … Continue reading →

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Our Underwater Heritage

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Caryn

Over the years of shipping and wars on the high seas, the ocean floor has become riddled with ships. They rest on the ocean floors almost like ghosts of the past, but all that is changing. The old wooden boats … Continue reading →

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A Sad Ending

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Caryn

In any war, there are certain weapons, ships, planes, or vehicles that are somewhat, if not totally, feared by the enemy, and World War I was no exception. The Germans has a couple of light cruisers, the Dresden and the … Continue reading →

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