Alerts for a potential tsunami were issued for coastlines in North America, Hawaii, Russia and Japan after a powerful ...

Using the sea level rise maps, Lamm estimated where the flooding would be in the stock photo. He used topography maps to determine the correct depth of the flooding in each scene.

1. In 2010, the ocean economy employed about 2.8 million people and produced $258 billion worth of goods and services.

The navies of America, Australia, Britain, France, India, Japan and Singapore have all patrolled in the Indian Ocean this year. In March the navies of China, Iran and Russia exercised there together.

In July 2009 President Barack Obama answered this call by announcing the first National Ocean Policy and the creation of a National Ocean Council tasked with its implementation, pursuant to ...