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science10 days ago•5 min saved

North Sea's Hidden Crater Revealed: 160-Meter Asteroid Triggered 330-Foot Tsunami

Researchers confirm the Silverpit Crater beneath the southern North Sea was formed by a hypervelocity asteroid or comet about 43–46 million years ago. Using advanced seismic imaging and rock samples with shocked minerals, scientists show a ~160-meter-wide impactor struck at a shallow angle, producing a 1.5-kilometer-high curtain of rock and water that collapsed into a tsunami over 330 feet tall. The finding resolves a two-decade-long debate and places Silverpit among Earth's rare, well-preserved underwater impact craters.

via ScienceDaily|

#asteroid-impact #north-sea #science

politics14 days ago•6 min saved

Burnham's North Sea test pits jobs against climate

Labour leader-in-waiting Andy Burnham faces a North Sea drilling decision: regulators may approve the Jackdaw gas field, while Rosebank remains more controversial; final approval rests with energy secretary Ed Miliband, whose role and potential as chancellor complicate Labour's climate- and jobs-focused agenda. Trump has signaled he’s watching Burnham’s stance, adding international scrutiny to a domestic energy choice as Labour seeks to balance energy security, jobs, and climate commitments.

via politico.eu|

#andy-burnham #donald-trump #jackdaw

world17 days ago•376 min saved

Trump labels Burnham 'extremely liberal' as UK Labour leadership heats up

President Donald Trump said he knows little about Andy Burnham, calling him 'extremely liberal' and suggesting Burnham would likely oppose opening Britain’s North Sea to more oil drilling. He also reiterated that Keir Starmer should have opened the North Sea, noting Starmer’s resignation amid weak poll numbers, while Burnham remains the Labour leadership’s sole declared contender who could be appointed by mid-July.

via NBC News|

#andy-burnham #keir-starmer #labour-party

world-news1 month ago•12 min saved

Autopsy Planned After Dead Humpback Whale Is Dragged Ashore in Denmark

A dead humpback whale was dragged ashore in Denmark, with authorities scheduling an autopsy for next week to determine the cause of death. The carcass was moved from a shallow bay near Wismar, Germany, toward the North Sea near Fehmarn, close to the Danish border.

via AP News|

#autopsy #denmark #germany

europe2 months ago•7 min saved

Timmy the humpback: suspected death after release into a busy North Sea shipping lane

Timmy, a humpback whale once stranded in German waters, was released from a barge into the North Sea about 70 kilometres north of Skagen, into a busy shipping lane. Biologists say he was extremely weakened and highly likely to have died, with unclear details about how the release occurred and skepticism over the rescue team's tracking claims. The private operation cost at least €1.5 million and drew criticism from scientists and conservation groups regarding the risks and ethics of transporting injured wildlife.

via Euronews.com|

#conservation #europe #humpback-whale

world2 months ago•2 min saved

Timmy the humpback freed into the North Sea after rescue saga

A humpback calf nicknamed Timmy, previously stranded repeatedly along Germany’s coast and in distress, was rescued and loaded onto a water-filled barge before being released into the North Sea off Denmark. The intervention sparked debate over what to do, but Timmy appeared to swim freely and toward the Arctic, with GPS monitoring planned for future updates.

via Al Jazeera|

#denmark #germany #humpback-whale

environment2 months ago•2 min saved

Privately funded rescue frees beached humpback Timmy, released into the North Sea

A privately funded rescue ferried a beached Baltic humpback calf nicknamed Timmy to the North Sea in a flooded barge and released him near Denmark, where he swam away with a tracker. Experts had warned the animal was severely compromised and survival was unlikely, and the IWC criticized the rescue as inadvisable, but the incident drew national attention and public support while Denmark said it would not intervene if Timmy stranded again.

via The Guardian|

#environment #germany-coast #humpback-whale

world-news2 months ago•12 min saved

Timmy the Humpback Begins North Sea Voyage on Rescue Barge

A humpback whale nicknamed Timmy, stranded in shallow waters off Germany since March, has been placed on a flooded barge and is beginning a voyage toward the North Sea, having reached Danish waters amid ongoing debate about the rescue effort and wildlife welfare.

via HuffPost|

#denmark #germany #humpback-whale

world2 months ago•5 min saved

Humpback Whale Leaves German Waters by Barge Toward North Sea

A humpback whale stranded for weeks on Germany’s Baltic coast was coaxed into a water-filled barge and towed out of German waters toward the North Sea in a rescue funded by two entrepreneurs. The operation drew mixed reactions: officials hailed the progress, scientists warned of uncertain outcomes, and wildlife groups cautioned about the whale’s skin damage and the risks of such a move as it heads toward deeper waters for potential recovery.

via BBC|

#barge #germany #humpback-whale

science2 months ago•6 min saved

Ancient North Sea Impact Triggered a 330-Foot Megatsunami, Scientists Say

Seismic data and rock cuttings confirm the Silverpit Crater off Yorkshire formed 43–46 million years ago when a ~160-meter asteroid struck the shallow North Sea, vaporizing rock and water and spawning a tsunami over 100 meters tall; two shocked mineral grains in nearby samples settled the long-running debate and establish Silverpit as a rare marine impact crater.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#asteroid #craters #impact

science2 months ago•4 min saved

Ancient North Sea Forest Found, Rewriting Doggerland’s Ice Age Timeline

A sedimentary ancient DNA study of Doggerland (the area now submerged under the North Sea) finds forests—oak, elm, and hazel—were present more than 16,000 years ago, earlier than previously thought, with DNA from Pterocarya suggesting some trees survived in isolated pockets for long periods and lime trees appearing earlier as well. Analyzing 252 samples from 41 marine cores reveals microrefugia and environmental shifts across the end of the last Ice Age, implying Doggerland could have supported early Mesolithic communities before it was submerged.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#doggerland #forest #mesolithic

science2 months ago•4 min saved

North Sea’s 2,000-Year-Old Roman Anchor Emerges in Remarkable Preservation

Archaeologists uncovered an almost 2,000-year-old Roman anchor off the UK coast in the North Sea, unusually well-preserved thanks to sand layers and low oxygen. The anchor, found during a seabed survey using sonar, reveals ongoing Roman maritime activity and trade routes in northern European waters.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#archaeology #north-sea #preservation

science3 months ago•6 min saved

Ancient North Sea Impact Fueled a 100-Metre Tsunami, Scientists Confirm

New evidence confirms the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea was formed by a ~160-meter asteroid at ~15 km/s in the middle Eocene (43–46 million years ago), generating a tsunami over 100 meters high within minutes.

via Indian Defence Review|

#asteroid #geology #north-sea

science4 months ago•3 min saved

Ancient North Sea asteroid crash unleashed a 100m tsunami, study says

New seismic data and rock fragments confirm the Silverpit feature beneath the southern North Sea is an impact crater formed by a ~160-meter asteroid striking at a shallow angle about 43–46 million years ago, which generated a tsunami over 100 meters high. The findings resolve a long-running debate and place Silverpit among Earth's rare preserved submerged craters, alongside Chicxulub and Nadir.

via ScienceDaily|

#asteroid-impact #north-sea #science

world5 months ago•2 min saved

Russian captain convicted after deadly North Sea tanker collision

A Russian captain, Vladimir Motin, was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter after his cargo ship Solong collided with the U.S.-bound Stena Immaculate in the North Sea in March 2025, killing Filipino crew member Mark Angelo Pernia; a fire burned for eight days, 36 people were rescued, and Motin faces sentencing.

via AP News|

#maritime #negligence #north-sea