The new administration fired the FAA director, froze hiring of new controllers, disbanded the aviation safety advisory board, fired the head of the Coast Guard, and the head of the TSA (both on air safety... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month 1 week ago • 71 views • 16 secs

We completed a 3 night 4 day run on the Lost Coast from south to north. We stayed at Usal, Tolkan and Mattole campgrounds. We didn’t need 4wd at all as it was dry, but it was a very pretty drive. It’s... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 months 2 weeks ago • 78 views • 13:28

The endless expanse of the ocean’s midnight zone offers plenty of room to stretch out. Here, some animals can grow to great lengths. Siphonophores are gelatinous animals composed of specialized parts... continue reading

posted by newtboy 12 months ago • 129 views • 3:36

It Sinks FAST! - On Patrol With the US Coast Guard in Destin, FL

posted by BSR 2 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 68 views • 15:46

Why This Zig-Zag Coast Guard Search Pattern is Actually Genius - Smarter Every Day 268

posted by BSR 3 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 105 views • 26:54

Throughout the month of October, Saildrone performed a 30-day proof-of-concept demonstration for the United States Coast Guard to show how uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) could be used to provide persistent... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 5 months 1 week ago • 316 views • 3:07

The scorching temperatures destroyed a major portion of the cherry crop in the Columbia Gorge and beyond just as it was ready for harvest. Many other crops are seeing similar failures across the West... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 8 months 1 week ago • 144 views • 2:46

Warmer Pacific temperatures are decimating kelp forests, the most diverse and important ecosystems off the West coast. Without these nurseries for ocean fish, their populations are due to collapse quickly.

posted by newtboy 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 368 views • 11:07

YouTube description: The Great Blue Hole is a massive underwater sinkhole off the coast of Belize. In the winter of 2018, a submarine crew from Aquatica Submarines ventured to the bottom of the hole... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 week ago • 1,683 views • 3:38

YouTube description: The Colombian group Ghetto Kumbé puts on a show you’re unlikely to forget. It’s an experiment, a ritual and an ode to the band’s diverse Colombian roots. Combining traditional... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 week ago • 50 views • 2:37

YouTube description: On a small island, off the coast of Okinawa in Japan, the world’s most precious kimonos are crafted using a very unusual element: mud. The meticulous technique, which has been... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 2,040 views • 2:50

US Car Number 1, the Ferdinand Magellan, sits in the Gold Coast Railway Museum in Miami. It's 120 tonnes of bulletproof, armoured railcar: a train carriage designed to move the President of the United... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 400 views • 4:59

YouTube description: On the little island of Kihnu, seven miles off the coast of Estonia, women run the show. The island still functions as one of the last matriarchal societies left in the world. Historically,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months ago • 659 views • 2:54

Left coast represent books, yo.

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 170 views • 10:03

Extreme Ownership | Jocko Willink | TEDxUniversityofNevada From YouTube: War is hell, but war is also a brutal teacher. War teaches you about brotherhood, honor, humility, and leadership. In this riveting... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 8 years 4 weeks ago • 118 views • 13:50

The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 37 views • 4:00

YouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 658 views • 3:23

Seems about right.

posted by nock 1 decade 5 months ago • 844 views • 1:13

The original PBS story about the massive starfish die offs on both coasts. Scary stuff, as it could be the start of the collapse of both fisheries.

posted by newtboy 1 decade 8 months 2 weeks ago • 593 views • 7:27