Coastal Kenyan villages bringing their mangrove forest back to life
A community on Kenya’s east coast is fighting climate change with its own mangrove restoration, conservation and carbon-trading project
El Niño prolongs longest global coral bleaching event
Global warming and the current intense El Niño are prolonging the longest global coral die-off on record, according to NOAA scientists, who will will present the latest global bleaching update and outlook Friday, Feb. 26 at the 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans.
Cape Cod Beach Erosion
With the bluff in the area washing away at 1-2 feet a year, homeowners know they’re at the mercy of mother nature…
Sea levels rose faster in 20th century than in previous 2,700 years, says study
Scientists have modeled a history of the planet’s sea levels spanning back 3,000 years, and concluded that the rate of increase last century “was extremely likely faster than during any of the 27 previous centuries.”
Kiwi graves disappearing off cliffs in Rarotonga ‘like no one cares’
A cemetery in the Pacific nation literally washing away, and the Cook Islands government is refusing to do anything about it.
Dunwich: The storms that destroyed ‘lost town’
Evidence of violent storms that destroyed a lost town known as Britain’s Atlantis has been uncovered. The finds were uncovered off the coast of Dunwich, Suffolk – a small village which in the 11th Century was one of the largest towns in England.
New Data Reveal Stunning Acceleration of Sea Level Rise
The oceans have heaved up and down as world temperatures have waxed and waned, but as new research tracking the past 2,800 years shows, never during that time did the seas rise as sharply or as suddenly as has been the case during the last century.
New evidence confirms human activities drive global warming
A new statistical technique, analyzing data records since measuring started 150 years ago, independently confirms that human-made carbon dioxide and methane emissions have led to global warming. The analysis shows that the most pronounced consequences of such emissions are being felt in localized regions around the globe, such as Europe, North America, China, Siberia, the Sahel zone in Africa, and Alaska.
Iconic Refugio Beach Palms May Soon Be History
Refugio State Beach is one of the true gems of the Gaviota Coast, California. Statuesque palm trees lining the cove give a distinctive and majestic look to the area. But over the past few winters, those iconic palm trees have gotten closer and closer to the tide line, because of a severe lack of sand on the beach.