It certainly isn't what you would expect from a place called Christmas Island. No snow, no elves, no Santa, in fact one of the few signs of Christmas are the island's famous red crabs. The island reportedly has 100 million of these who live on the forest floor and migrate this time of year to the water to spawn. The crabs are such a big deal that the island's tourism association has a crab update on it .Christmas Island has an estimated 100 million red crabs that migrate to the ocean to spawn.Christmas Island Tourism Association Christmas Island is part of Australia, even though it is 2,600...
Interior to look at drilling in Atlantic Ocean
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
WASHINGTON – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he is nearly ready to begin an environmental analysis that could lead...
Salazar says Interior will do seismic studies of drilling in Atlantic Ocean
KDVR
KDVR
WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he is nearly ready to begin an environmental analysis that could lead to...
Enviro group: US must respond to coral concerns
The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A U.S. conservation group announced Wednesday it would sue the federal government to force a decision on whether to protect 83 coral species it says are threatened by global warming and more...
Playa del Carmen gets a beach lift
USA Today
USA Today
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | Condo Hotels Playa del Carmen In Playa del Carmen: Restoration work begins on the beach. By Kitty Bean Yancey, USA TODAY The popular destination of in...
Helicopter beacons reintroduced on North Sea flights
BBC News
BBC News
Personal locator beacons have been re-introduced on North Sea helicopter flights. The beacons were taken out of service after a...
Lifeguard who pulled shark bite victim from ocean had own brush with shark attack decades ago
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
STUART, Fla. - The lifeguard who pulled a shark bite victim from the ocean off South Florida's coast was himself attacked by a shark about 25 years ago. Lifeguard Daniel Lund pulled a bleeding Stephen Schafer from the...


