Birth of an Iceberg
While satellites have tracked the formation of new icebergs, this is the first detailed airborne survey of such an event.
The 42-nation Association of Small Island States Slam Slow Pace Of Climate Talks
Island states facing rising seas driven by global warming slammed on Thursday suggestions by some rich nations that a comprehensive climate deal can wait until 2018 or later. Such proposals are “both environmentally reckless and politically irresponsible…”
Biggest Jump Ever Seen In Global Warming Gases
The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated, a sign of how feeble the world’s efforts are at slowing man-made global warming.
Viking Sunstone More Than A Myth
Ancient tales of Norse mariners using mysterious sunstones to navigate the ocean when clouds obscured the Sun and stars are more than just legend, according to a study.
Whales off California coast draw crowds
Feeding grounds for the humpbacks whales are usually farther offshore, but scientists said this year weather conditions have brought anchovies closer to land, and the whales have followed, and settled unusually close to shore.
New Charges As Storm Threatens Stranded N.Z. Ship
Officers from Rena, the cargo ship stranded on a New Zealand reef for nearly a month now, faced new charges Wednesday amid ongoing fears the vessel could break up, leaking more oil and worsening the environmental disaster.
The High Costs Of Beach Renourishment
The sand at the newly renourished North Shore Road beach, on Longboat Key, Florida, is already eroding after its completion in May 2011, and an escarpment, or drop off, has formed at the beach access area. The beach renourishment project was completed only 5 months ago at a cost of $4.5 million and placed 133,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach…
On The Fly, Northern Morocco; By Maximilien Lebaudy
“On The Fly, Northern Morocco” is an image from Maximilien Lebaudy.
Charleston’s vulnerable future, through the eyes of an artist; By Celie Dailey
Artist Mary Edna Fraser lives on an intertidal creek in Charleston, South Carolina. Although having depicted coastal regions around the world, it is this landscape that she knows best. Much of the city of Charleston lies at about eight feet above sea level and when high tide combines with a little rain, flooding is rampant all over the city.