Scientists Test Gulf Of Mexico Water For Pollution
Scientists from several universities are working to learn whether a gas well that blew wild last week off the Louisiana coast has polluted the Gulf of Mexico.
Thailand Resort Beach Blackened by Oil Spill
Black waves of crude oil washed up on a beach at a popular tourist island in Thailand’s eastern sea despite attempts to clean up the oil up over the weekend after it leaked from a pipeline.
New Ice Island at Pine Island Glacier
The longest and fastest moving glacier in West Antarctica calved a new iceberg in July 2013.
Beaches Vanishing Owing To Coastal Erosion
Coastal erosion is a seasonal phenomenon, as nature chips into the shore during the monsoon and mostly returns what is lost, but the severe damage witnessed in some areas of the coast, especially, Colva, Miramar, Anjuna and Morjim raised a concern among locals, as the sea made deeper inroads in new spots along the coast.
White House Warned On Imminent Arctic Ice Death Spiral
Senior US government officials are to be briefed at the White House this week on the danger of an ice-free Arctic in the summer within two years
Stormy Weather Reveals Seaside Trash and Treasure
With stormy weather forecast, conservationists consider the best and worst things that will be washing up on British beaches.
From Coast To Coast
At opposite ends of the country, two of America’s most golden coastal enclaves are waging the same desperate battle against erosion.
Beach Sand Mining, Saidia, Morocco
The sand dunes along this 14km beach have been eradicated to provide sand for construction along the coast.
Building a region of ocean defenders
It is easy to recognise our deep connection with the oceans, which have sustained and fed our communities for centuries, and undoubtedly many of us share a feeling of longing and awe when we gaze at the beauty of our seas. But it’s also tragic that we can emotionally distance ourselves from the ocean and the great perils it is facing.