Whales And Human-Related Activities Overlap In African Waters
Scientists have found that humpback whales swimming off the coast of western Africa encounter more than warm waters for mating and bearing young.
Major Pollution And Erosion at Famous Beach, Malaysia
Erosion along the famous Batu Ferringhi beach was common but had become more serious allegedly, because of reclamation works, both legal and illegal, in nearby areas. Compounding the problem is a patch of black water, about the size of a football field, near the spot of the erosion in the tourist belt.
Guinea-Bissau And The Bissagos Islands, Satellite View
The coast of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa is pictured in this image from the Landsat-8 satellite. Mangrove swamps are abundant along this coastline, acting as important feeding grounds for fish, birds and animals.
Greenland’s Fastest Glacier Reaches Record Speeds
Jakobshavn Isbræ (Jakobshavn Glacier) is moving ice from the Greenland ice sheet into the ocean at a speed that appears to be the fastest ever recorded. Researchers measured the dramatic speeds of the fast-flowing glacier in 2012 and 2013.
Mass Sea Star Deaths Off US West Coast Puzzle Scientists
Starfish have been mysteriously dying by the millions in recent months along the US west coast, worrying biologists who say the sea creatures are key to the marine ecosystem.
Oil Drilling on US Arctic Coast Put on Ice
Oil companies’ rush to find reserves off Alaska’s Arctic shores suffered a setback on Thursday after Shell said it would suspend its operations in the region, and possibly withdraw for good.
Great Barrier Reef Authority Approves Dredging And Dumping To Expand Port
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has approved a proposal to dump dredge spoil (about 3 million cubic meters 106 million cubic feet) from the Abbot Point coal terminal expansion in the Marine Park area.
Kenya Turns Flip-Flops Into Art – In Pictures
Discarded plastic shoes litter beaches across the world, but environmental project is transforming them into animal ornaments and jewellery
Nile Delta Disappearing Beneath the Sea
In a report released last September, the IPCC predicts a sea level rise of 28 to 98 centimetres by 2100. Even by the most conservative estimate, this would destroy 12.5 percent of Egypt’s cultivated areas and displace about eight million people, or nearly 10 percent of the population. But it is not just rising sea levels that threaten Egypt’s northern coast, the delta itself is sinking.