English/Nat The largest sea mammal breeding ground in the United States is taking a beating from the weather phenomenon, El Nino. Authorities at the National Park Service on San Miguel Island off California say seals and sea lions are...

nats Oyster boat motor SOUNDBITE: Randy Slavich, Oyster Fisherman: "We've never seen it before like this." nats Clanking of chain as metal oyster net, known as a dredge, is pulled into boat SOUNDBITE Randy Slavich, Oyster Fisherman:...

AP Television Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Complex, Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA - November 5, 2011 1. Various of waves on coastline of Hawaii 2. Wide of Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Complex 3. Mid of Pacific Tsunami Warning Center main...

1. Wide of China's Deputy Premier Hui Liangyu with delegates in photo-op before opening of China-ASEAN Workshop on Earthquake-Generated Tsunami Warning 2. Mid shot of Hui (in centre of group with red tie, black hair and suit) 3. Wide...

English/Nat "El Nino" -- the weather phenomenon that has caused unusual weather patterns since the beginning of 1997 is said to be dying out. Using the latest satellite technology, NASA researchers say that for the first time they can...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 30 August 2011 1. Wide of children in water on polluted beach 2. Various of rubbish in water 3. Wide of beach 4. Pan from beach to sewage mouth 5. Close-up sewage pipe 6. Mid of vultures near sewage, people...

HEADLINE: Scientist: Oil cleanup methods a lose, lose CAPTION: Experts say there appears to be no good way to stop the oil that's streaming into the Gulf of Mexico. More than 200,000 gallons of oil a day are spewing from the site of the...

Restaurants and seafood industry officials in New Orleans are recycling oyster shells in hopes of revitalizing what dealers say is a depleted Gulf of Mexico harvest. State officials said they don't have current figures on the size of...

Scientists are returning to the Gulf of Mexico to assess the environmental impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Researchers will be using a small U.S. Navy submergence vehicle to study the sea floor, collect water and...

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters that the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner may extend to the Indian Ocean. "We're consulting with our international partners about the appropriate assets to deploy,"...

1. Wide shot of news conference with Takahide Naruko, Whaling Section Director of Far Seas Fishery Division, Fishery Agency 2. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Takahide Naruko, Whaling Section Director of Far Seas Fishery Division, Fishery...

Nassau, Bahamas - 30 July 2008 1. Close-up of two lionfish on coral reef 2. Close-up adult lionfish under reef 3. Pan shot of scuba divers looking for lionfish 4. Close-up lionfish caught in net 5. Close-up lionfish placed in another...

New Delhi - January 22, 2005 1. Brain-storming session of national and international experts on Tsunami 2. Speaker at podium 3. Audience 4. Conference chairperson and co-chair on stage 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) T.S. Murty, Vice President,...

1. Wide shot of Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed arriving for press conference 2. Cutaway Maldivian guests 3. Wide of press conference 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mohamed Nasheed, President of Maldives: "We would like to see all countries...

An audacious, nearly 7,000-mile-long trip across the Pacific Ocean came to an end Saturday as two accomplished pilots safely touched down in the water just off the coast of Mexico in their helium-filled balloon after shattering two...

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus010879 STEP ABOARD THE HOKULEA (ho-coo-LAY'-uh) AND TRAVEL BACK HUNDREDS OF YEARS. THOSE WHO FOUND THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS LIKELY ARRIVED ON A DOUBLE-HULLED CANOE SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. SONDBITE Chad...

Marin County, California - June 9, 2009 1. Close shot seal by the pool. 2.. Mid and close-up volunteers inspecting Pacific Harbour Seal pup 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jeff Boehm, Executive Director, Marine Mammal Center: "The Marine Mammal...

Chimpanzees singing the "Macarena" and chattering toy toucans stole the show at the 6th International Toy and Gift fair in Hong Kong on Wednesday (22/10). Some toys had an ecological message for buyers and the children who will play with...

Ghaus Pur, Pakistan - 11 August 2010 1. Aerial of floodwaters surrounding houses 2. Various of villagers being winched to safety Zhouqu, China - 11 August 2010 3. Wide of soldiers in deep mud shovelling, with large excavator mired in...

AP Entertainment Los Angeles, 5 June 2007 1. Pan from marquee to fans 2. Wide staging area in front of Chinese theatre, with Hollywood honorary mayor Johnny Grant introducing actors Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and producer...

The Malaysian jetliner missing for more than a week had its communications deliberately disabled and its last signal came about 7 1/2 hours after takeoff, meaning it could have ended up as far as Kazakhstan or deep in the southern Indian...

++CORRECTIVE - Editors please note the submersible seen in this video is the same model as the one already in place on the Ocean Shield++ Quincy, Massachusetts - 9 April 2014 1. Bluefin Robotics ship pulling away from dock 2. Person...

Nusa Penida, Bali - 3 July 2009 +Underwater Shots+ 1. Various of healthy coral with fish swimming amongst it 30 June 2009 2. Wide of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Indonesia maritime project leader Marthen Welly, explaining the Coral...

1. Wide of exterior of Charlemagne building 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Osvaldo Canziani, Co chairman of IPCC : "So we have to keep things going smoothly, reducing consumption, using the energy efficiently and trying to improve any element...