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Oregon Coast Underwater Volcano Closely Watched As Scientists Track Possible Massive Eruption

THECOUNT.COM — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:12:02 +0000

OFF THE OREGON COAST, OR. (THECOUNT) — Scientists are continuing to monitor Axial Seamount, an active underwater volcano located approximately 300 miles off the Oregon Coast, as researchers study whether changes beneath the Pacific Ocean can help forecast its next eruption. Axial Seamount sits roughly 4,600 feet beneath the ocean surface along the Juan de […]

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Frantic Search Underway After Passenger Goes Overboard on Carnival Radiance [Video]

THECOUNT.COM — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:10:08 +0000

Passenger Overboard: Carnival Radiance Launches Urgent Search Off Baja California Coast A large-scale search and rescue operation is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean after a guest fell from Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Radiance on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred approximately 35 nautical miles north of Ensenada, Mexico, as the ship was returning to its […]

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Most Powerful Hurricane Ever Recorded About To Hit Mexico

THECOUNT.COM — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 18:31:36 +0000

The most powerful hurricane ever recorded is about to slam square into Mexico’s beautiful coastline. Hurricane Patricia is expected to make landfall sometime this afternoon. The storm is packing 200 mph winds with gusts clocking in at a staggering 250 mph. Locals and tourists alike along Mexico’s Pacific coast are bracing for the potentially catastrophic landfall […]

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Japan Mount Aso Volcano ERUPTS

THECOUNT.COM — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 01:27:56 +0000

Japan’s Mount Aso, a volcano located on the southernmost main island of Kyushu, is erupting and sending up huge plumes of grey ash and smoke in the process. Just last year, Mount Ontake in central Japan erupted unexpectedly, killing 63, the country’s worst volcanic disaster for nearly 90 years. Japan lies on the “Ring of Fire” – a horseshoe-shaped […]

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8.5 Earthquake Strikes Offshore Lima PERU

THECOUNT.COM — Fri, 29 May 2015 20:20:31 +0000

Seismic event 8.5, South Pacific Ocean (90 Km Oeste de la Punta-Lima) 15 minutes ago an earthquake occurred. *UPDATE* This quake has proven a false reading, we repeat, this quake did not happen. Magnitude: 8.5 Mw Epicenter: South Pacific Ocean (90 Km Oeste de la Punta-Lima) Depth: 24.9mi Time: May 29, 2015, 1:00 PM (PDT) cCoordinates: […]

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Oregon tuna chalk full Of Fukushima radiation

THECOUNT.COM — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:05:49 +0000

Radiation has been detected in 3 and 4-year-old albacore tuna caught off the Oregon coast. The radiation has been traced back to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan. “You can’t say there is absolutely zero risk because any radiation is assumed to carry at least some small risk,” said the study’s lead author, Delvan Neville, a […]

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OLDEST KNOWN BIRD, 62, Shocks Scientists, Hatches Healthy Chick!

THECOUNT.COM — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:07:42 +0000

Meet the oldest-known wild bird in the world, Wisdom, a 62-year-old Laysan albatross. Wisdom had already been stunning scientists for decades by living at least TWICE-AS-LONG as others in her species, but she just pulled-off a jaw-dropping feat that blew their collective minds wide open… Wisdom gave birth to a chick on February 3, on the […]

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IS LOS ANGELES NEXT? Tropical Storm ROSA Forms in Pacific

THECOUNT.COM — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:24:47 +0000

Tropical storm Rosa is active in the eastern Pacific… Located about 1345 NM southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

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TSUNAMI SPOTTED

THECOUNT.COM — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:29:58 +0000

URGENT UPDATE! A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD COASTAL […]

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Don’t Look! Amazing “Ring of Fire” Solar Eclipse Sunday

THECOUNT.COM — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:32:52 +0000

An annular solar eclipse, which is also known as “The Ring of Fire”, will be happening this Sunday, May 20, 2012. This annular eclipse got the “Ring of Fire” nickname, because the moon completely blocks out the sun except for an annulus, or ring of fire, around the moon’s edge. Don’t look… directly into the […]

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