Large Dead Zone Forming in the Gulf
Ocean experts had predicted a large “dead zone” area in the Gulf of Mexico this year, and according to the results from a Texas A&M University researcher just back from studying the region, those predictions appear to be right on target.
Crabs, Oysters Disappearing on Maryland’s Shrinking Island
Smith Island, Maryland island is slowly disappearing…Scientists at the University of Maryland say the water level is rising in part because of climate change and that the island could disappear in 20 to 50 years.
Los Angeles Bans Free Plastic Bags In Grocery Stores
Los Angeles became the biggest city in the country to ban free plastic bags in grocery stores following a city council vote. Under the law, shoppers will have to tote their own bags, or pay 10 cents each for paper bags.
Japanese Whaling Ban Urged By Australia In Highest U.N. Court
Australia’s case at the International Court of Justice, supported by New Zealand, is the latest step in years of attempts by governments and environmental groups to halt the Japanese whaling fleet’s annual trips to harpoon minke and fin whales in the waters around Antarctica.
Sand Mining Will Continue to Relocate Families in Sierra Leone
For people desperate to earn a living, this all translates into break-neck, environmentally disastrous, 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operations to carry hundreds of tonnes of sand from the beaches and sell it to builders as construction material. Not much is being done to stop what is almost a military operation…
Jobless Youths Revert to Beach Sand Mining, John Obey Beach, Sierra Leone
There´s a construction boom in Sierra Leone. For people desperate to earn a living, this all translates into break-neck, environmentally disastrous, 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operations to carry hundreds of tonnes of sand from the beaches and sell it to builders as construction material.
Migrating Animals Add New Depth to How the Ocean ‘Breathes’
The findings reveal a crucial and underappreciated role that animals have in ocean chemistry on a global scale..
For our future, today can’t be Obama’s final Act On Climate
President Obama ordered the first-ever federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants today, as part of a broad-based climate change initiative.
U.S. Airports Face Increasing Threat From Rising Seas
Due to climate change-related sea level rise, LaGuardia and other coastal hubs throughout the U.S. face a growing risk of flooding during even modest storms.