2011 was a tough year for the island of Japan. Earthquakes really battered the area for that year. What really ravished the area though from one of the earthquakes was a massive tsunami that leveled some towns and areas completely. Many lives were lost, near 20,000. Businesses and homes forever gone to the incoming waves [...]

Islands have always been a popular getaway for tourists and people looking for an exotic new place to call home. But lately have these remote destinations been getting more or less popular? Here are some reasons that people are staying away for now: 1) The economy has not just been bad in the US. The [...]

I am sure if you have been around the beach long enough you have heard of the term undertow. So what is one? An undertow occurs once a wave stretches inland, underneath the surface of the water it returns to the ocean. Basically it can also be a described as a wave or current underwater [...]

Hurricanes can be very devastating to an island. If you live or are on an island when a hurricane is fast approaching the first thing you may want to consider is getting off and fast. Why? Islanders will be prepared, at least as prepared as possible, but you won’t be. Depending on the size of [...]

Oil rigs are essentially man made islands built in the middle of an ocean to pump oil from the depths of the sea to the surface. Investors are now lining up to back an initiative to build their own island similar to what is done on an oil rig. Basically their thought process is to [...]

Not all islands are always hot year round. The closer you get to the equator, the closer you will be to having something be more steady with it’s temperatures all year. Islands closer to this line will have very mild if any winters. That is why people in the winter closer to one of the [...]

Islands are usually very rich in history. People are always looking for fun and exciting new ways to vacation rather than just lying on the beach. Many people have taken to treasure hunting on an amateur level to see if they can find sunken or buried artifacts on these islands. Many times these islands may [...]