Mapping the seafloor isn't the SWOT mission's primary purpose. Launched in December 2022, the satellite measures the height of water on nearly all of Earth's surface, including the ocean, lakes ...

NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite, aka SWOT, has provided one of the most detailed maps of the seafloor ever created.

Global ocean map could increase safety, give early tsunami alerts : Short Wave Scientists have mapped less than 25% of the world's seafloor. Experts say that getting that number up to 100% would ...

CBS News Los Angeles Live. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning of ocean water recreation at several county beaches on Monday, as bacterial levels tested high.

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A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

Here's why using the seemingly obvious solution of neighboring ocean water isn't as clear an option. Why can't you use ocean water to put out fires? Unfortunately, it's not that easy.

Los Angeles County health officials lifted a months-long Ocean Water Advisory at fire-impacted beaches Wednesday, after testing cleared the ocean water and beach sand as safe for beachgoers. After ...