Fukushima Leaks: Radioactive Water Overflows Tank Into The Sea
Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has a new leak of radioactive water after workers overfilled a storage tank, its operator says. Around 430 litres (100 gallons) of water may have leaked from the tank, and could have flowed into the sea.
Native Tribes’ Traditional Knowledge Can Help US Adapt to Climate Change
New England’s Native tribes, whose sustainable ways of farming, forestry, hunting and land and water management were devastated by European colonists four centuries ago, can help modern America adapt to climate change.
Australia Has A Chance To Slow Global Warming Down, But Will It Take It?
While the world digests the IPCC’s 5th assessment of our carbon emissions and changing climate, plans abound for an unprecedented coal export boom in Australia.
Dangerous Levels of Radioactivity Found at Fracking Waste Site
Scientists have for the first time found dangerous levels of radioactivity and salinity at a shale gas waste disposal site that could contaminate drinking water.
Climate Refugee From Kiribati Faces Legal Challenge In New Zealand
A man from one of the lowest-lying nations on Earth is trying to convince New Zealand judges that he’s a refugee, suffering not from persecution, but from climate change.
The Gyre Expedition: Creating Art From a Plastic Ocean
A team of scientists, artists, and filmmakers assembled for an expedition off the coast of Alaska, exploring remote beaches to assess the impact of debris washing out of the great gyres, in the Pacific Ocean. The goal: to create art from the trash they find and raise awareness about its impact on oceans and wildlife.
Eilat’s Corals Stand Better Chance of Resilience Than Other Sites
While the frequency of coral bleaching is globally increasing, no bleaching event has been observed in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba, even when nominally bleaching conditions prevail.
Sea Wolves
Sharks its seems are necessary for the ecological health of coral reefs.
Long Island Sound Region at Night
Long Island Sound is an estuary along the upper East Coast of the United States, bounded by Long Island (New York state) to the south, the coastline of Connecticut to the north, and the southeasternmost coastline of New York to the west.