One of the happier trends these days is the general improvement in human life expectancy, even in nations that are suffering through armed conflict, natural disasters, or other great misfortunes. Believe it or not, for example, the average life expectancy in Afghanistan has actually increased steadily in recent years, as has the hallowed figure in […]
Entries Tagged as 'Pacific Ocean'
The Reaper Runs Roughshod
December 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags:infant mortality·life expectancy·Marshall Islands·Micronesia·Pacific Ocean·Taiwan
Volcanoes of the Deep
February 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on Volcanoes of the Deep
NW Rota-1, located near the Mariana Islands, is arguably the most active undersea volcano ever witnessed by man. The video above was taken during a 2006 mission to the Pacific’s depths; a University of Texas at Dallas professor will soon return to the scene of the violent eruption, aboard his trusty Shinaki 6500 submarine. Hope […]