Sand Mafia Still Unabated, Algeria
Illegal beach sand mining is reaching alarming levels along the 10 kilometers shoreline from the East of Jijel city to Oued Djendjen area, on the northeastern coast, Algeria.
Latest Blowout Highlights Gulf Drilling Dangers
Once again light is shed on the Gulf of Mexico’s risky relationship with offshore drilling.
Less Ice Equals More Seal Strandings on US Coast
Young harp seals off the eastern coast of Canada are at much higher risk of getting stranded than adult seals because of shrinking sea ice cover caused by recent warming in the North Atlantic, according to a Duke University study.
The Amazing Properties of Saltwater-Saturated Beach Sand
Exactly as a suspension of corn starch (corn flour) aka oobleck, the beach sand immersed in salt water becomes a non-Newtonian system: a fluid whose flow behavior departs from that of a Newtonian fluid, so that the rate of shear is not proportional to the corresponding stress.
North Pole Melting Leaves Small Lake At The Top Of The World (VIDEO)
The time-lapse video featured comes from a webcam set up by the North Pole Environmental Observatory that has monitored the state of Arctic sea ice since the spring of 2000.
Assateague’s Wild Horses Cross Chincoteague Channel In Annual Tradition
Every year, some 150 wild ponies are rounded up on Assateague Island, a small barrier island and wildlife refuge that is partly in Maryland and partly in Virginia. Local folklore describes the Assateague horses as survivors of a shipwreck off the Virginia coast.
Offshore Drilling Rig Partially Collapses Off Louisiana Coast
A shallow-water Gulf of Mexico drilling rig has partially collapsed off the coast of Louisiana after catching fire because of a ruptured natural gas well, U.S. regulators said on Wednesday.
TEPCO Admits Radiation Leaks Into Pacific Ocean
TEPCO, the owner of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, has admitted that the damaged reactors are leaking highly toxic radioactive contamination into the Pacific Ocean. Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority had already told TEPCO two weeks ago to speed up completion of a seawall to block contaminated water that it suspected was leaking into the ocean.
Arctic Thawing Could Cost The World $60tn
Methane released by a thinning permafrost may trigger catastrophic climate change and devastate global economy.