Central Govt Halts Jakarta’s $40 Billion Reclamation Project
Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta– home to 10 million people – is sinking into the sea at between 2.9 and 6.7 inches per year. To save the megacity from drowning: a $40 billion land reclamation and sea wall project estimated to take 30 years to complete. However, today, the central government has decided to suspend its implementation as the viability of the project is now questioned.
11 Quotes About The Ocean That Remind Us To Protect It
While there are infinite reasons to love and respect the ocean, it can sometimes feel like the human race is doing everything in its power to harm it. Here are some quotes that remind us of how precious and delicate a resource the ocean is — and how desperately we need to protect it.
Great Wall Of Sand: Chinese Mischief at Mischief Reef
In recent years, China has laid claim to the South China Sea with increasing fierceness, challenging the counterclaims of neighboring states and confronting their fishing boats on the open water. But new satellite photos have provided the most dramatic evidence yet of just how aggressively China is acting to establish a sphere of influence in the South China Sea
Over 240 mining and energy projects waiting for investors in Cuba
Industrial minerals and manufactured industrial mineral products produced in Cuba include ammonia and ammonia by-products, bentonite, cement, feldspar, high-purity zeolite minerals, gypsum, kaolin (a type of clay), lime, high-grade limestone, marble and sand…
Sand Man Leaves Giant Labyrinth-Like Circles on Santa Cruz Beaches
The pain is circular, which is to say it never goes away, arcing through Brandon Anderton’s body in long, looping waves. A line of shorebirds watches Anderton, moving methodically across the scrim of sand, as he carves a picture of the pain that has brought him back to the beach.
California Delta’s Water Mysteriously Missing Amid Drought
As California struggles with a devastating drought, huge amounts of water are mysteriously vanishing from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Land Bridge Linking Americas Rose Earlier Than Thought
There’s new geologic evidence that the narrow Panama land bridge emerged from the sea 12 million to 15 million years ago, much earlier than thought. This early uplift wreaks havoc with prevailing ideas, which suggest this strip of land established itself just 3 million years ago.
Meet Rajeesh, The Man Who Has To Live With Our Plastic Pollution
Imagine if you were confronted with overwhelming plastic pollution every single day.
Melting Permafrost to Cause Massive but Gradual Co2 Release
Carbon dioxide from thawing Arctic permafrost is likely to be released gradually, rather than in a catastrophic eruption as previously predicted – but impact of emissions will still be great, new research suggests