Downed Ships Reveal Hurricane History
Ancient Spanish shipwrecks and tree-ring data have revealed an unusual low in Hurricane activity during the “golden age of piracy,” new research suggests. The new data could also help researchers understand how hurricane patterns will change as the climate warms.
Huge glacier collapses in Argentina
Chunks of Argentina’s Perito Moreno glacier collapse on Thursday as large chunks of ice break off and crash into the water. The Patagonian glacier known as the “White Giant” is one of Argentina’s biggest attractions.
Moving to Higher Ground (After 12,000 years)
The Quinault Indian Nation has lived in what is now Washington State for thousands of years. But, it’s time to move. The tribe lives on the coast, and climate change has caused sea levels to rise and endanger the village. As the tribe moves to higher ground, it’s bittersweet, since a new home also means moving off sacred ground.
Sinking a Mexican Navy Warship: A GoPro Awards Video
The Uribe 121, a former Mexican Navy battleship, was sunk 1.2 miles off the coast of Rosario, Mexico, to create the first artificial reef in Baja California.
Plastic-eating bacteria could help make trash disappear
Scientists identified a new species of bacteria, that could almost completely break down a thin film of PET after six weeks at a temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius). The bacterium is the first strain having a potential to degrade PET completely into carbon dioxide and water.
Greenhouse gas benchmark reached in 2015
Global carbon dioxide concentrations surpass 400 parts per million for the first month since measurements began…
New York harbor’s oyster beds once protected against severe storm and extreme wave damage
A recent study of past disturbance of the oyster beds in New York Harbor led by geoscientists is the first to link Europeans’ overharvesting and disturbance of the ancient shellfish beds to loss of natural coastal defenses against floods and storm waves.
Fraser Island tourism is proof Straddie will survive sand mining exit
Former Australian’s prime minister Malcolm Fraser, began the process of ending sand mining on Fraser Island in 1976, which finally succeeded in 1996 when the island was listed as a World Heritage site.
Nansen Breaking Up with Antarctica
A floating shelf of ice attached to the coast of Antarctica appears ready to shed an iceberg into the Southern Ocean. Over the course of two years, a small crack grew large enough to spread across nearly the entire width of the Nansen Ice Shelf.