Surfing from / August, 2010
Algae Blankets China Beaches
The algae bloom, or green tide, covered more than 170 square miles (440 square kilometers) of coasts south of Qingdao.
Health testing way down at California beaches
Health testing of California’s beaches has slumped to its lowest level since ocean monitoring became law more than a decade ago.
Gulf beaches deemed safe for sea turtle hatchlings
This summer, more than 25,000 sea-turtle eggs were relocated from gulf beaches to a Kennedy Space Center facility to protect the newly hatched turtles from polluted sand and waters.
Rip Currents Continue to Worsen Along US East Coast
Rip currents are the greatest hazards on most beaches.
Engineers to remove temporary cap from blown-out Gulf well
…all while trying to avoid more damage to the environment.
Tiny Gulf Sea Creature Could Shed Light on Oil Spill’s Impact
Laboratory studies will assist researchers in determining if dispersant enhances the exposure to oil within food webs, in an effort to better understand the oil spill’s long-term impact on the coastal environment and creatures living there.
Experts: Submerged oil threatens organisms
Now we’ve got this pollution in the Gulf of Mexico: unknown locations, unknown toxicity, unknown rates of degradation, unknown rates of assimilation into the food chain.
In Low-Lying Bangladesh, The Sea Takes a Human Toll
Danish photographer and filmmaker Jonathan Bjerg Møller recently spent nine months in Bangladesh, chronicling the lives of people struggling to survive just a few feet above sea level.
