Arctic sea ice shatters previous low records; Antarctic sea ice edges to record high.
This September, sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean fell to the lowest extent in the satellite record, which began in 1979.
New Zealand Oil Spill: Cleanup Costs Settlement
A Greek shipping company has agreed to pay the New Zealand government up to $31.5 million toward the cleanup costs of a cargo ship’s grounding on a reef near popular swimming and surfing beaches last year. But taxpayers will still be footing some of the bill.
46 Pilot Whales Stranded In Indonesia, 3 Alive
Indonesian officials say 46 pilot whales washed ashore, on Raijua beach on Sabu, a small islet between Timor and Sumba islands in southern Indonesia. All but three have died.
Half Of The Great Barrier Of Reef Lost In 3 Decades
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is a glittering gem, the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, chock-full of diverse marine life. But new research shows it is also in steep decline, with half of the reef vanishing in the past 27 years.
Beachfront Development along the Pacific Coast of Colombia: A good thing? By Orrin H. Pilkey & William J. Neal
When we were studying the Colombia’s Pacific Coast barrier islands, we visited a couple of small villages perched on the edge of rapidly eroding beaches. At first the high-risk location of these villages didn’t make any sense to us. Why should the locals live so dangerously? After a few days, however, we began to understand…