sea
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In May 2011, word came that Osama bin Laden, the al Qaeda leader behind the 9/11 attacks, had been killed and buried at sea after a U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"We cannot send our young people into a sea of death!" chanted the protesters, who numbered about 60 according to an AFP estimate, on the steps outside Seoul's Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
And they can stack on top of each other: So it might be that the temporary sea level rise from one of these Kelvin waves doesn’t fully decline before the next peak arrives,” Swain said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Around that time, unknown to anyone, a cluster of small lakes atop the Purepu Glacier, nearly 17,000 feet above sea level, had begun growing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
As the wind tore the mist into shreds, I could see the sea, gray as a selkie’s coat, stretching itself from Ireland to Brooklyn, New York, America.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Peru, the world's largest catcher of anchovy, is facing a devastating blow from warming seas that have gutted production, according to industry officials.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
“The fact that our seas will be higher than average is a very concerning factor for coastal erosion and wave impact on cliffs and other structures near the coast, for coastal flooding,” Warrick said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Ionian islands, located on the western coast of Greece, tend to have calmer seas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Staff at the Anglesey Sea Zoo believe he lost his way while in warmer seas because of strong winds.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
When they did not row they bailed, for the seas broke heavy on the ship.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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