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A tiny island claimed for years by India and Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal has disappeared beneath the rising seas, scientists in India say.
2010-03-24
Bangladesh island flood ocean global warmingThe islands of Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Federated States of Micronesia are among those which have grown, because of coral debris and sediment.
2010-06-03
global warming Pacific Ocean island Tuvalu Kiribati Micronesia coralThe Dutch Caribbean dependency the Netherlands Antilles has ceased to exist with a change of the five islands' constitutional status.
2010-10-10
Dutch Antilles Netherlands independence Caribbean island colonialismPolice in Taiwan are investigating a self-proclaimed prophet whose doomsday warnings on a blog have caused panic. The man, identifying himself as Teacher Wang, said Taiwan would be struck by a magnitude-14 earthquake and 170m high tsunami on 11 May. More than 100 cargo containers have been bought and set up in a mountainous area of central Taiwan. Police said they were investigating if the blogger had conspired with a container business to...
2011-05-01
Taiwan prophet earthquake tsunami island superstition future panic manipulation psychologyNauru, officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 kilometres to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just 21 square kilometres. With just over 9,265 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City. Settled by Micronesian and Polynesian people,...
New investigations at an iconic cave site on the Channel Island of Jersey have led archaeologists to believe the Neanderthals have been widely under-estimated. Neanderthals survived in Europe through a number of ice ages and died out only about 30,000 years ago.
2011-08-30
Neanderthal Jersey island extinction human evolutionAn undersea volcano erupting just south of Spain's Canary Islands may be the beginnings of a new island, or an extension to an existing one. For some, it's a colourful spectacle - for others a major blow to their livelihood.
2011-12-04
volcano island geology Canary Islands