Climate change increased chances of record rains in Louisiana by at least 40 percent
Human-caused climate warming increased the chances of the torrential rains that unleashed devastating floods in south Louisiana in mid August by at least 40 percent, according to a team of NOAA and partner scientists with World Weather Attribution (WWA) who conducted a rapid assessment of the role of climate on the historic heavy rain event.
World Bank: Air pollution deaths costing global economy $225bn a year
Premature deaths caused by poor air quality cost the global economy around $225bn in lost labour income during 2013, according to a major new economic study published today by the World Bank and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
Dinosaur footprints found on Western Australian beach
Dinosaur footprints have been spotted on an Australian beach, in the main tourist area of Cable beach. However, the footprints are not a new find and were acknowledged by indigenous Australians centuries earlier.
Latest ocean warming review reveals extent of impacts on nature and humans
Ocean warming is affecting humans in direct ways and the impacts are already being felt, including effects on fish stocks and crop yields, more extreme weather events and increased risk from water-borne diseases, according to what has been called the most comprehensive review available on the issue.
Nutrient pollution is changing sounds in the sea
Nutrient pollution emptying into seas from cities, towns and agricultural land is changing the sounds made by marine life — and potentially upsetting navigational cues for fish and other sea creatures, a new study has found.
Labor Day beach cleanup yields 355 pounds of garbage from beaches along California’s Central Coast
Volunteers also saw a surprising shift from past cleanup efforts. Beaches that are typically considered party spots seemed tamer and tidier than usual. Beaches that are lesser known and more secluded, in contrast, were overrun with trash.
Sargassum Watch Warns of Incoming Seaweed
Sargassum beaching events in the Caribbean, West Africa, and other regions have received wide media attention, prompting action by regional governmental agencies and environmental groups seeking to understand this new phenomenon.
6 Historic Events That Caused Major Coastal Floods in the East
The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts are prone to blockbuster storms that can produce this kind of devastating coastal flooding due to a unique combination of geographical and atmospheric factors.
Flooding of coast caused by global warming, has already begun
Scientists’ warnings that the rise of the sea would eventually imperil the United States’ coastline are no longer theoretical.