Sinking Atlantic Coastline Meets Rapidly Rising Seas
Geological changes along the East Coast are causing land to sink along the seaboard. That’s exacerbating the flood-inducing effects of sea level rise, which has been occurring faster in the western Atlantic Ocean than elsewhere in recent years.
Can We Reduce CO2 Emissions And Grow the Global Economy?
Surprising new statistics show that the world economy is expanding while global carbon emissions remain at the same level. Is it possible that the elusive “decoupling” of emissions and economic growth could be happening?
Climate Change Is Messing with Earth’s Axis
Ice melting has caused a drift in polar motion. Around the year 2000, Earth’s spin axis took an abrupt turn, and scientists have suggested that the loss of mass from Greenland and Antarctica’s rapidly melting ice sheet could be causing the eastward shift of the spin axis.
Website reveals which homes will be swamped by rising sea levels
For the first time, Australians can see on a map how rising sea levels will affect their house just by typing their address into a website.
Endangered mangroves found in Cairns, Queensland
An endangered species of mangrove previously found only in Asia has been discovered in far north Queensland. Environmentalists hope the discovery of mangrove species in north Queensland will aid calls for greater protection of fragile wetlands.
Sea level rise threatens U.S. historic sites
Many of the most threatened sites in North America lie along the East Coast between Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and southern Maine, where the rate of sea level rise is among the fastest in the world.
Nigeria – Akwa Ibom: Illegal sand mining threatens Calabar-Itu, Mkpok bridges
The unregulated activities of illegal sand miners in Akwa Ibom State is not only causing large damage to the environment, but also threatening the foundation of some critical assets in the state such as the Mkpok bridge in Onna Local Government Area and the strategic Calabar-Itu bridge in Itu Local Government Area of the state.
Gulf of Mexico perinatal dolphin deaths likely result of oil exposure
The increased number of stranded stillborn and juvenile dolphins found in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010 to 2013 was likely caused by chronic illnesses in mothers who were exposed to oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, scientists said today.
Green group questions beach renourishment costs, environmental effects
A local environmental group is questioning the need to spend millions of taxpayer dollars for beach renourishment work.