Plastic Pollution and Chile Coastline, The Latest 5 Gyres Mission
Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care
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5 Gyres, an organization that seeks to study plastic pollution in waters around the world, report on the problem, and attempt to provide solutions, has embarked on a new mission exploring the southern …
Médano Blanco Coastal Dunes, Argentina
Astronaut photograph ISS026-E-26761 was acquired on February 13, 2011, with a Nikon D2Xs digital camera using an 800 mm lens.
By M. Justin Wilkinson, NASA-JSC / Earth Observatory
The Médano Blanco (“White Dunes”) are a recreational area about 35 kilometers …
Surprisingly Few White Sharks Off California Coast, First Census Finds
Great white shark. Photo source: ©© Elias Levy
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In the first census of its kind, research led by UC Davis and Stanford University found that there are far fewer white sharks off central California than biologists had thought.
The …
Belo Monte hydroelectric dam construction work begins
Photo source: ©© International Rivers
By Tom Phillips
With most Brazilian eyes firmly fixed on the country’s annual carnival, construction work officially started this week on the controversial Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the Amazon.
The £7bn Belo Monte dam …