Intense Algal Bloom in The Baltic Sea - Sweden

Intense Algal Bloom in The Baltic Sea - Sweden

Handout photo dated on July 21, 2025, shows Each summer, parts of the Baltic Sea display vivid green algal blooms, triggered by sunlight, high temperatures, and abundant nutrients. This image, acquired by a Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite on 21 July 2025, shows widespread algal blooms off the coast of Sweden. The first signs of this event appeared in early July and have steadily intensified, fed by nutrient-rich runoff and a prolonged heatwave. These types of events can impact the health of local marine life and coastal ecosystems. The Copernicus Sentinel satellites and services provide essential data for monitoring algal blooms across the world. In particular, the Copernicus Marine Service delivers a range of products useful for better understanding the biogeochemical status of the ocean. Photo by European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery via ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Double Waterspout Spotted Off Florida’s Coast

Double waterspouts were seen off the coast of Florida in Bradenton and other Tampa Bay waters on Sunday afternoon, June 22. This video was taken from Sarasota Sailing Squadron in Sarasota.

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - MANCHE (50) - SAINTE MARIE DU MONT: SITE 7: UTAH BEACH - LA MADELEINE - TERMINAL NO. 00 OF THE VOIE DE LA LIBERTE. THE FREEDOM ROUTE IS A 1,142 KILOMETER ROUTE WHICH COMMEMORATES THE VICTORY OF THE ALLIES AND THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE, BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. IT IS MATERIALIZED BY A SERIES OF KILOMETER MARKERS ALONG THE ROAD NETWORK BETWEEN UTAH BEACH (AND SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE FOR TERMINAL 0) AND BASTOGNE IN THE BELGIAN PROVINCE OF LUXEMBOURG, MARKING THE ROUTE FOLLOWED BY THE 3RD AMERICAN ARMY COMMANDED BY GENERAL PATTON. ON JUNE 6, 1944, IN NORMANDY, AMERICAN FORCES LANDED ON UTAH BEACH, 2.5 KILOMETERS FURTHER SOUTH THAN PLANNED. THIS NAVIGATION ERROR WAS BENEFICIAL, IT PUT THE AMERICAN TROOPS OUT OF RANGE OF THE POWERFUL COASTAL BATTERIES OF CRISBECQ-SAINT-MARCOUF AND AZEVILLE. BRIGADIER GENERAL THEODORE ROOSEVELT, SECOND IN COMMAND OF THE 4TH US INFANTRY DIVISION, TOUCHED NORMANDY SOIL AT 6:40 A.M. WITH THE FIRST ASSAULT WAVE, MADE UP OF ELEMENTS OF THE 8TH INF

Disabled duo cheer up quake-hit area as radio personalities

Disabled duo cheer up quake-hit area as radio personalities

Yuichiro Izutsu (R), who has pervasive development disorder and Kenichi Kumagai, who is blind, are popular personalities for Rikuzentakata Disaster FM, a radio station in Rikuzentakata, a coastal city in the northeastern prefecture of Iwate devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. In their monthly program that started in June 2014, they discuss a wide range of issues from disabilities and local reconstruction to politics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo