Coral Reef Taller than Empire State Building Discovered
An enormous, 1,600-foot-tall coral reef was discovered in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, in the first such find in more than a century.
The massive underwater structure, the first newfound reef in 120 years, dwarfs iconic skyscrapers such as New York City's Empire State Building and the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The detached reef was first observed by a team of Australian scientists aboard a research vessel from the Schmidt Ocean Institute, a nonprofit foundation that supports marine research. The 12-month expedition is designed to explore the oceans surrounding Australia and map the seafloor around the northern Great Barrier Reef.
This unexpected discovery affirms that we continue to find unknown structures and new species in our ocean.
Nov 01, 2020
World's Strongest Storm in 2020 Makes Landfall in the Philippines
The world's strongest storm this year (2020) repeatedly slammed into the eastern part of the Philippines, bringing "catastrophic violent winds" in what weather experts say is set to be the hardest landfall on record.
Super Typhoon Goni first hit land over Catanduanes province, and subsequently pummeled Albay. It's expected to cross the southern Luzon and Metro Manila area before exiting land, bringing "intense" rain to the capital.
"Catastrophic violent winds and intense to torrential rainfall associated with the region of the eyewall and inner rainbands of the typhoon is prevailing or expected within the next 12 hours.
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