Risks of Hurricane Sandy-like Surge Events Rising
The track of Hurricane Sandy was unprecedented in the historical record of North Atlantic Ocean Basin hurricanes, and its deadly storm surge, is likely to become a more frequent event as the climate continues to warm due in large part to manmade greenhouse gas emissions.
900 Dolphins Slaughtered in Conservation Dispute, Solomon Islands
Villagers in the Solomon Islands have slaughtered up to 900 dolphins in the course of a dispute with a conservation group, Earth Island Institute.
Waikiki Beach Eroding Less Than A Year After $2.2M Sand Restoration
A section of Hawaii’s famed Waikiki Beach is starting to erode, less than a year after the completion of a $2.2 million project to replenish the sand on about 1,730 feet of shoreline that had been suffering from chronic erosion.
The Point of No Return Report, Greenpeace
The world is quickly reaching a point of no return for preventing the worst impacts of climate change. In pictures, by Greenpeace.
Illegal Sand Mining a Challenge in Kavango, Namibia
Illegal sand mining, veld fires and lack of human and financial resources are hampering efforts by the Kavango Region to use its biodiversity sustainably.
Medupi Sand Mining Put To An End
Compliance notices have been issued against sand miners in Lephalale, South Africa. Their operations must now stop or they will face legal action.
Health and Environment: A Closer Look at Plastics
Plastics have transformed modern society, providing attractive benefits but also befouling waterways and aquifers, depleting petroleum supplies and disrupting human health.
Massive Melting of Andes glaciers
Glaciers in the tropical Andes have shrunk by 30-50% since the 1970s, according to a study.
Scientists Underestimated Potential for Tohoku Earthquake: Now What?
The massive Tohoku, Japan, earthquake in 2011 and Sumatra-Andaman superquake in 2004 stunned scientists because neither region was thought to be capable of producing a megathrust earthquake with a magnitude exceeding ̴ 8.4.