Small Island States in Clean Energy Race
The Caribbean island of Dominica leads a group of 52 small island developing states aiming for a 45% cut in emissions in the next 18 years…
Pebble Beach Development Plan: Coastal Community Expected To Give Green Light
The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to allow Pebble Beach Co. to build 90 homes in coastal Monterey County’s Del Monte Forest…
Methane Emissions from the Arctic Ocean
The fragile and rapidly changing Arctic is home to large reservoirs of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. As Earth’s climate warms, that methane is vulnerable to possible release into the atmosphere, where it can add to global warming.
Plastic Trash Altering Ocean Habitats
Sharp increase of small plastic debris in the ‘Garbage Patch’ could have ecosystem-wide consequences.
Past and future contribution of global groundwater depletion to sea-level rise
As people pump groundwater for irrigation, drinking water, and industrial uses, the water doesn’t just seep back into the ground, it also evaporates into the atmosphere, or runs off into rivers and canals, eventually emptying into the world’s oceans.
Another Dam Project Approved for Patagonia
An environmental review commission Tuesday approved construction of another hydroelectric project in Chile’s remote and pristine Patagonia region…
Mexico Launches National Tsunami Warning System
The Mexican government on Tuesday launched a national tsunami system to monitor quakes around the world that could impact the country’s coastline.
70 Percent of Beaches Eroding On Hawaiian Islands Kauai, Oahu, and Maui
An assessment of coastal change over the past century has found 70 percent of beaches on the islands of Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, and Maui are undergoing long-term erosion, according to a U.S. Geological Survey and University of Hawaiʻi report just released.
Peru issues public health alert over pelican and dolphin deaths
The government of Peru has warned people to stay off beaches along large stretches of its northern coastline as it investigates the mysterious deaths of hundreds of dolphins and seabirds.