Study maps hidden water pollution in U.S. coastal areas
Researchers have uncovered previously hidden sources of ocean pollution along more than 20 percent of America’s coastlines.
Pacific sea level predicts global temperature changes
The amount of sea level rise in the Pacific Ocean can be used to estimate future global surface temperatures, according to a new report led by University of Arizona geoscientists.
Cemex sand mine decision anticipated before years’ end; California
For the Cemex sand mine in Marina, and for those calling for it to be shut down, the hourglass may almost be out of sand.
Researchers uncover 340 million year-old oceanic crust in the Mediterranean Sea
Scientists have identified that the eastern Mediterranean Sea contains the world’s oldest oceanic crust still in place and could be almost 340 million years-old. The crust might be a remnant of the ancient Tethys Ocean, which existed long before the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. If correct, this implies the ocean formed much earlier than previously thought.
Louisiana’s sinking coast is a $100 Billion nightmare for big oil
From 5,000 feet up, it’s difficult to make out where Louisiana’s coastline used to be. But follow the skeletal remains of decades-old oil canals, and you get an idea. Once, these lanes sliced through thick marshland, clearing a path for pipelines or ships. Now they’re surrounded by open water, green borders still visible as the sea swallows up the shore.
Climate change will redraw Louisiana’s flood risk maps
There is a lot of water in southern Louisiana right now. But the climate science prognosis doesn’t look good. This is the eighth time in about a year that 500-year rainfall has hammered the U.S., and climate change will make extreme weather events like this more common.
Experts Clash on Age of Land Bridge Connecting Americas
Finding the age of the Isthmus of Panama – the land bridge connecting the Americas -, has even broader implications. “It’s a fundamental question with major consequences for understanding ecology, evolution and the origin of life today in the seas and land of the Americas…”
Climate change prompts Shishmaref, Alaska, to vote for mainland move
Residents of a tiny island village in Alaska that has been ravaged by erosion blamed on climate change have voted to move to the mainland, but there likely isn’t enough money for the impoverished community of just 600 people to follow through on the decision.
Coastal geologist criticizes beach renourishment efforts
“The federal government should rethink the wisdom of spending money to renourish beaches as sea levels rise and coastal property in the Carolinas and other places becomes increasingly vulnerable,” said Rob Young, a coastal geologist who heads the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at WCU.