Réunion Island Revokes Order to Hunt Sharks, Yet Controversy Arises
The mayor of a town on Réunion Island has been forced to withdraw decision to pay fishermen to hunt and kill sharks because it contravenes French conservation law.
North Korea floods
North Korea floods’ have displaced about 212,200 people and submerged more than 65,000 hectares (160,000 acres) of farmland between late June and the end of July.The floods have sparked fresh concern over North Korea’s struggle to feed its people. A UN report released last month estimated that two-thirds of North Korea’s 24 million population suffer from a chronic shortage of food…
Tropical Climate in the Antarctic: Palm Trees Once Thrived On Today’s Icy Coasts 52 Million Years Ago
Given the predicted rise in global temperatures in the coming decades, climate scientists are particularly interested in warm periods that occurred in the geological past. A study shows that tropical vegetation, including palms and relatives of today’s tropical Baobab trees, was growing on the coast of Antarctica 52 million years ago.
Call for levy on single-use plastic bags in England
Environmental groups demand plastic bags should be charged after data shows rise in annual usage for second year in a row.
Coral Reef Thriving in Sediment-Laden Waters
A new study has established that Middle Reef, part of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, has grown more rapidly than many other reefs in areas with lower levels of sediment stress.
Houses Built on Sand
The excessive extraction of oceanic sand has caused the large-scale erosion of China’s shoreline and fisheries, while a lack of regulation has allowed unstable sand to be used in construction.
Former Global Warming Skeptic Makes a Total Turnaround
A prominent scientist, professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, who was skeptical of the evidence that climate change was real, let alone that it was caused by humans, now says he has made a “total turnaround.”
World’s Northernmost Coral Reef Discovered in Japan
When most of us think of coral reefs, probably do we picture scuba divers gliding through warm, crystal-clear waters. And for the most part, we’d be right: more than 90 percent of the world’s coral reefs are located in the tropics.
Oregon Authorities To demolish Japanese Tsunami Dock
Demolition experts on the west coast of the United States will this week tackle a continuing environmental threat created by last year’s Japanese devastating earthquake and tsunami.