New Zealand Judge Rejects Climate Refugee Plea
A New Zealand judge on Tuesday rejected a Kiribati man’s claim that he should be granted refugee status because of climate change.
Blooming in the South Atlantic
Offshore from Argentina, spring is in bloom. Massive patches of floating phytoplankton colored the ocean in November 2013. These microscopic, plant-like organisms are the primary producers of the ocean, harnessing sunlight to nourish themselves and to become food for everything from zooplankton to fish to whales.
Rate Of Coastal Wetlands Loss Has Sped Up
The U.S. lost an average of 80,000 acres of coastal wetlands from 2004 to 2009, according to the latest data published by federal agencies. More than 70 percent of the estimated loss came in the Gulf of Mexico; nationwide, most of the loss was blamed on development that incurred on freshwater wetlands.
Holidays on the Oil Spill Front Lines
While BP continues to spend millions on slick TV commercials touting the good times in the Gulf, local communities are still feeling the effects of the country’s worst oil spill in history.
Top 5 Threats To The World’s Beaches (And A Systemic Solution)
Professors Orrin Pilkey and Andrew Cooper are writing what promises to be an outstanding book. In The Last Beach (to be published this summer by Duke University Press), they describe the top five threats to beaches around the world. Even a quick overview of these threats suggests a strategy for confronting the degradation and loss of beaches.
Water Integrity In Action: Curbing Illegal Sand Mining in Sri Lanka
This first publication in the WIN series “Water Integrity in Action” explores how the island nation of Sri Lanka has managed to curb illegal sand mining along two of its major rivers, Maha Oya and Deduru Oya.
U.S. Interior Chief Stunned By Eroding S.C Island
From the beach on this seven-mile-long natural landmark, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell stared carefully at the eerie landscape of fallen and broken trees. Once majestic hardwoods and sturdy palms, the trees were the dead victims of an encroaching sea.
Sand Moved To Cover Waikiki Beach Erosion Swept Away, Video
Just a day after crews tackled an erosion problem at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki, half of the sand they brought in was washed away, according to city officials.
Severe Cyclone Lehar To Hit Andhra Pradesh Coast, India
This is the third time on a trot that this region is bearing the brunt of cyclone fury, after Phailin and Helen, during the ongoing North-East monsoon season.