Pacific Island Nation of Kiribati
Reuters photographer David Gray spent time documenting life in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati, a chain of 33 atolls and islands that stand just metres above sea level, spread over a huge expanse of otherwise empty ocean.
China Leads The Waste Recycling League
With the world’s population and consumption increasing, the waste heap is growing. More than 4bn tonnes of waste (municipal, industrial and hazardous) is generated annually worldwide. Where does it all go?
Study of Oceans’ Past Raises Worries About Their Future
A McGill-led international research team has now completed the first global study of changes that occurred in a crucial component of ocean chemistry, the nitrogen cycle, at the end of the last ice age.
Nicaragua Approves Massive Canal Project
A multi-billion dollar proposal to plow a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was approved, capping a lightning-fast approval process that has provoked deep skepticism among shipping experts and concern among environmentalists.
Zanzibar’s Encroaching Ocean Means Less Water
Khadija Komboani’s nearest well is filled with salt water thanks to the rising sea around Tanzania’s Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar.
Activists Seek Substitutes For Sand, Mumbai.
Artificial sand, that is sand obtained by crushing stones and boulders, is being considered as an alternative to natural sand, said officials, Mumbai.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rose 1.4 Percent in 2012, IEA Report Says
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from energy use rose 1.4 percent to 31.6 gigatons in 2012, setting a record and putting the planet on course for temperature increases well above international climate goals, the International Energy Agency reports…
New Climate Data Depict a City More at Risk
Officials say new projections show 800,000 New York City residents could be living in flood zone that would cover a quarter of the city’s land by the 2050s as rising seas and other effects of global warming take hold.
Flood Insurance Costs May Soar For Hardest-Hit Sandy Victims
Like thousands of others in the hardest-hit coastal stretches of New Jersey and New York, George K. has almost finished repairing flood damage to his waterfront home, but his Superstorm Sandy nightmare is far from over…