Lost Neighborhoods of the California Coast
Each coastal disaster is followed by the inevitable debates about whether rebuilding is the right decision.
Warming from Arctic Sea Ice Melting More Dramatic than Thought
Melting Arctic sea ice has contributed considerably more to warming at the top of the world than previously predicted by climate models, according to a new analysis of 30 years of satellite observations.
Experts All Set For In-Depth Study Of Beach Erosion
A team of oceanography experts has submitted a report on the preliminary causes identified for the ongoing coastal erosion affecting the Port’s region on the AP littoral. Two main reasons have been identified.
Think You Can’t Live Without Plastic Bags? Consider This: Rwanda Did It
In 2008, while the rest of the world was barely starting to consider a tax on single-use plastic bags, the small East African nation decided to ban them completely.
Ulla Storm Pounds Western France, Crippling Fishing Industry
Brittany in north-western France, already struggling after weeks of violent storms, was battered afresh by Storm Ulla. Huge waves pounded France’s western coastline with winds reaching up to 150 km/h overnight Friday to Saturday.
Mechanism Of Crude Oil Heart Toxicity Revealed From Oil Spill Research
While studying the impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on tuna, a research team discovered that crude oil interrupts a molecular pathway that allows fish heart cells to beat effectively. The components of the pathway are present in the hearts of most animals, including humans.
Island Nation Takes On The World’s Polluters
What are the obligations under international law of a State for ensuring that activities under its jurisdiction or control that emit greenhouse gases do not cause, or substantially contribute to, serious damage to another State or States? Vulnerable countries, like Palau, that have not contributed to global warming, pressed this question in front of the ICJ.
Ten Reasons Why We Need More Contact With Nature
Researchers have found that regardless of culture people have an inborn affiliation for nature and gravitate to images of nature. We have a human right to a meaningful connection to nature, we have the responsibilities that come with that right, and we have to stop destroying the nature around us.
Scientists Record Massive Coastal Erosion in Cornwall
Experts have found the equivalent of three Olympic-sized swimming pools of cliff has been swept from a short stretch of shore around Porthleven, Cornwall. The shocking scale of the loss of tonnes of soil and rock due to erosion over the past month is more than 850 times the normal expected levels.