So why write a piece on the rocks of the Cape Verde? Well, for my sins I am a geologist and so am keen to see and understand the geology of places I visit. The landscapes there were very dramatic and despite being so far from home, had much in common with familiar scenes, in
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Cabo Verde airlines flight 624 makes its final descent into Sal airport and I am mesmerised by this small brown rock that lies below us. Could I have taken the incorrect flight? Whoever named these islands all those years ago chose an incorrect title as there was nothing evidently verdant about Sal thus far. My
Canada put an end last week to its once-proud Atlantic cod fishing industry, which collapsed 10 years ago after decades of over-fishing. Full Story
This morning, our last in this part of the Cape Verde before we start on the journey homeward, we are anchored off the southern end of the island of Sal. It seems fitting that we end our expedition proper here, gentling rocking in the bay of Sta Maria; it is what I expect much of
The government of Tanzania has joined other Indian Ocean countries to launch a National Integrated Coastal Management Strategy that will strive to improve the living standard of the coastal people and revamp national development.
The bones of a famous monster from the deep are to go on display again at an East Riding stately home. Ful
A pilot whale that survived being stranded last week died after it bolted from rescuers and took off for deeper waters. Full Story
Rescue volunteers were rehabilitating seven of 27 pilot whales that beached themselves in shallow waters off the Florida Keys, but 11 have died, conservation officials said on the weekend.
A toxic “red tide” has killed at least 60 endangered manatees along the southwest Florida coast in the last two months, the second-largest mass death of sea cows blamed on the deadly algae bloom, state biologists said last week.
When on April 15th the big swell settled enough for us to get out again, we were able to get down to some serious whale-watching at last. The whales never put on such a spectacular display again as they had done on those first magic couple of days, but nonetheless showed up everyday sooner or