A Look at the Challenges of Rebuilding the Jersey Shore
Pr Rob Young, director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Western Carolina University in NC, where the coastline has been battered by hurricanes for many years, talks about beach nourishment, the perils of rebuilding along the Jersey shore, and some mitigation measures the state is looking at…
Cost of West Coast Marine Debris Cleanup Exceeds $500 Million Annually
According to a recent EPA-sponsored study, the annual cost of marine debris cleanup programs on the west coast of the U.S. is likely more than a half a billion dollars.
Experts Urge Caution As $50 Billion In Sandy Aid Passes House
The House of Representatives passed a bill this week to spend $50 billion to help states struck by Hurricane Sandy. Several billion dollars are pegged for projects to reduce risk of future storms, and this alarmes some scientists who studied what happens to structures built along coastlines…
Hydropower Dams Hamper Migrating Fish Despite Passage Features, Study Finds
Major hydropower dams on the U.S. Atlantic coast , constructed with state-of-the-art features designed to allow migratory fish to pass through them on their way to spawn upstream, have failed in that regard, raising questions that should be addressed as more dams are planned worldwide.
4 Dolphins Saved After Being Stranded On Omani Coast
About 12 false killer whales were found on Wednesday, beached near the town of Sawadi, but marine environmentalists have managed to guide four of them back to sea, while rescue operations continued.
Japan Plans World’s Largest Wind Farm
Japan is moving away from reliance on nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster, and plans to plans to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm…
Storms Reveal Iron Age Skeleton
A series of storms that hit Scotland’s Shetland Islands revealed what archaeologists believe could be 2,000-year-old human remains, dating from the Iron Age.
Iconic Beach Resorts May Not Survive Sea Level Rises
Professor Andrew Cooper, Professor of Coastal Studies in the School of Environmental Sciences at the university’s Coleraine campus, said a rise in sea level of even a few feet could threaten some of the world’s most iconic resorts.
Antarctica Glacier’s Retreat ‘Unprecedented’
In recent decades, Pine Island Glacier’s rapid retreat raised fears that the glacier could “collapse,” freeing the ice sheet it buffers to flow even more rapidly into the southern seas. The West Antarctic Ice contributes 0.15 to 0.30 millimeters per year to sea level rise.