Satellites Capture the Mysterious Rise and Fall of a “Ghost” Island in the Caspian Sea
A mysterious island appeared in the Caspian Sea in 2023 due to a mud volcano eruption and vanished by the following year, ...
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Climate Change—and Complacency—Is Drying Up the Caspian Sea
The five countries that border the Caspian Sea are fighting over the body of water's future. If it keeps losing water at the ...
This Island in the Caspian Sea Is Almost Gone
The island formed in early 2023, when a mud volcano in the Caspian Sea’s Kumani Bank, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) off the coast of Azerbaijan, burst. The landmass is called Chigil-Deniz, but based ...
‘Ghost’ island fades away after mysteriously appearing in Caspian Sea. See it vanish
“A May 1861 event resulted in an island just 87 meters (285 feet) across and 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) above the water. This one ...
NASA satellites capture mysterious ‘ghost island’ in Caspian Sea before it vanishes
A rare 'ghost island' appeared and quickly disappeared in the Caspian Sea after the eruption of Kumani Bank mud volcano off ...
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‘Ghost’ island fades away after mysteriously appearing in Caspian Sea. See it vanish
The island was spotted by satellite in the 143,200-square-mile Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, NASA says. NASA photo Like some sort of modern Atlantis, a “ghost” island has largely ...
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Climate Change—and Complacency—Is Drying Up the Caspian Sea
Two ships ship lie grounded ashore in the Caspian Sea, north of Makhachkala, Russia, Feb. 1, 2005 (AP Photo by Hadzhimurad Zurgalov). Editor’s note: Robert Looney passed away on Dec. 19 ...