Two Storms Strike Mexico
With 9,330 kilometers (5,800 miles) of coastline surrounded by warm tropical and subtropical waters, Mexico is no stranger to tropical storms. But on September 15-16, 2013, the country experienced a rare double strike as two storms moved ashore simultaneously, one from the Pacific and one from the Atlantic.
Rovinj: An Artists’ Colony On the Adriatic
Viewed from the sea, the crumbling pastel facades of the old town are endlessly enchanting because they are transformed by every single change of light. In the summer, the occasional white cloud does not blemish the blue sky, but merely serves as decoration.
Measurements of Antarctic Ice-Shelf Melt Help to Refine Models of Global Climate Change
In a finding that is expected to vastly improve models of the global effects of climate change on sea-level rise, A NSF funded research team, working in one of Antarctica’s most challenging environments, has produced the first direct measurements of how relatively warm sea water undercuts a floating ice shelf.
Link Between Oil Spill Exposure and Hematologic, Hepatic Toxicity
A new study reports that workers exposed to crude oil and dispersants used during the Gulf oil spill cleanup display significantly altered blood profiles, liver enzymes, and somatic symptoms compared to an unexposed control group.
Scotland Gives Green Light to Europe’s Largest Tidal Energy Project
The largest tidal energy project in Europe can get under way after permission was granted for the first stage in the Pentland Firth.
New World Map for Overcoming Climate Change
Using data from the world’s ecosystems and predictions of how climate change will impact them, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Queensland, and Stanford University have produced a roadmap that identifies the world’s most vulnerable and least vulnerable areas in the Age of Climate Change.
Costa Concordia in Italy Freed From Rocks
Engineers were successful on Monday in shifting the hull of the Costa Concordia ocean liner from the Italian reef where it has lain stricken since January 2012, according to reports…
The New State of Nature: Rising Sea-levels, Climate Justice, and Community-based Adaptation in Papua New Guinea
Rising sea-levels lay waste to more than coastlines. From the viewpoint of the state, they erode its claim to territorial sovereignty and call its concept of legal equity into question. From the viewpoints of low-lying, natural resource-dependent communities, the tides threaten autonomy, well-being, and, not least, property.
The Promised Land
“Apart from Bali and parts of Java, much of Indonesia’s coastline is pretty difficult to access via road…” A Surfline story and photo gallery.