A rescue flotilla, consisting of inflatable dinghies, motorboats, and helicopters, was dispatched to intercept the group before the ice could drift too far out into the open Pacific. However ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...

The coast guard was unable to launch a rescue operation as the ice was too thick, a local official told public broadcaster NHK. Nine orcas died in 2005 after becoming stuck in drift ice in the ...