One-Two Punch of Rising Seas, Bigger Storms May Greatly Magnify U.S. East Coast Floods
Many studies predict that future sea-level rise along the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts will increase flooding. Others suggest that the human-caused warming driving this rise will also boost the intensity and frequency of big coastal storms. Now, a new study quantifies how they could interact to produce alarming spikes in the combined height and duration of flooding.
Experts: Talk Now About Drastic Changes, Or Deal With Coastal Crisis Later
Startling recommendations proposed by the winning teams of coastal engineering and sustainability experts from around the world who took part in Changing Course, a design competition sponsored by Louisiana that kicked off in 2013, are presented.
Great Exuma Island, Bahamas
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of small island cays in the Bahamas and the prominent tidal channels cutting between them. For astronauts, this is one of the most recognizable points on the planet.
Global Consumption Trends Break New Records
From coal to plastics to coffee, consumption levels are breaking records. According to the Worldwatch Institute’s latest report, Vital Signs, Volume 22: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future, the acceleration of resource depletion, pollution, and climate change may come with underappreciated social and environmental costs.
2015 Plastic Pollution Coalition Video – Narrated by PPc Notable supporter, actor Jeff Bridges
“We cannot accept to be “plastic force-fed” anymore. We have the choice, and it is to refuse. Supply follows demand, if demand stops, supply will… ultimately.”
Decree Granting Sand Mining Concession Has Been Signed – Environmentalist Group Will Appeal
The decree granting concession of shell sand in Bay of Lannion, Brittany, to CAN Industry, was signed Monday and published this Wednesday. The environmental group “Peuple Des Dunes” intends to appeal and file an action before the administrative court.
2015 International Coastal Cleanup
Join thousands of your friends and neighbors today, for the 2015 International Coastal Clean Up. Local actions, global changes!
Microbeads Entering Our Water Daily Could Cover 300 Tennis Courts
Scientists are calling for a total ban on microbeads , the tiny plastic pieces used in soap, toothpaste and face wash for exfoliation, after an analysis estimated that 8 trillion of the beads wind up in aquatic habitats every day in the U.S. alone. That’s enough to cover more than 300 tennis courts every day.
The Planet Set Three Major Heat Records In August
We are breaking records for temperature over and over and over again. NOAA’s latest monthly State of the Climate Report reports that the Earth just experienced the hottest August on record, the hottest summer (June to August) on record, and the hottest year to date.