Australia creates largest area of marine reserves
Australia has created the world’s largest network of marine reserves and will restrict fishing as well as oil and gas exploration in a major step to safeguard the environment and access to food.
World’s Strangest Beaches
Most of us would relish a day at any old beach. But there’s a certain thrill in sinking your toes into sand at a different kind of shore…
Picasso and Beach Culture: a Cocktail of Sand and Sensuality
Amid the new freedoms of the 1920s, Picasso invented the beach… mythologizing the traditional seaside in works that go far beyond impressionist marine painting.
The Hidden Impact of Sea-Level Rise
Current projections may be underestimating the consequences of secondary effects from sea-level rise on habitat loss, and the distribution of mammals due to the relocation of human refugees into the hinterland.
Northeast Passage Soon Free from Ice Again?
The Northeast Passage, the sea route along the North coast of Russia, is expected to be free of ice early again this summer.
Japan Tsunami Debris on Pagan Island: Financial Problems May Lead to a Second Environmental Mess
What would motivate a small island nation to settle for the foreign mining of its pozzolan resources, and sell one of its most limited commodities : land? This is a story about how a small island in the tropical pacific was proposed as a dumpsite for trash from the 2011 Japan tsunami.
Rio summit exposes Guanabara Bay’s Dire Pollution
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Guanabara Bay used to be a near-legendary paradise, with healthy mangroves, sandy beaches and a rich ecosystem. Sadly, decades of urbanization and deforestation have taken their toll, and today it is long-suffering from unprecedented levels of pollution. Since 1995, one-billion dollars have been invested in fighting the pollution.
The Real Threat Of Rising Sea Levels
More than a dozen science panels from coastal states around the country have projected a likely sea level rise of about 1 meter or more by 2100. But an increasingly effective sea level rise denier industry in this state, led by the NC-20 lobbying group and aided by the state legislature, has effectively blocked informing the public concerning the science of sea level rise.
Recreational Fishing Causes Cape Cod Salt Marsh Die-Off
Recreational fishing is a major contributor to the rapid decline of important salt marshes along Cape Cod because it strips top predators out of the ecosystem, according to new research by Brown University ecologists.