The Science Behind the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami
A press conference on the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami will be held on Tuesday, March 25. Scientific experts will talk about a half-century of scientific and monitoring advances triggered by the 1964 events.
25 Years Later, Exxon Valdez Spill Effects Linger
Before the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, there was the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska, at the time the nation’s largest oil spill.
Sand Wars: Premieres At Washington DC Environmental Film Festival
Sand Wars movie: Premieres At Washington Environmental Film Festival, on March 20th. Discussion with filmmaker Denis Delestrac and geologist and “sandman” Michael Welland follows screenings.
U.S. Scientists Launch Wake-Up Campaign on Climate Change
In an unusual intervention in policy debates, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) warned Tuesday that the world was “at risk of pushing our climate system toward abrupt, unpredictable, and potentially irreversible changes with highly damaging impacts.”
TripAdvisor picks: World’s 10 best beaches
The pristine Brazilian beach at Baia do Sancho in Fernando de Noronha – a volcanic archipelago off the coast of Brazil- takes top honors on TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice best beaches list, released Tuesday.
Has The Time Come For Floating Cities?
From schools at sea to a city that perpetually sails the oceans, is climate change creating a bold new era of floating urban design..?
West Africa Scores High In Disaster Risk
West African cities, both the large and the small, are expanding rapidly and face specific challenges related to infrastructure, zoning and spatial planning, which directly contributes to an increased risk from flooding. In coastal countries, such as Guinea and Sierra Leone, soil erosion and land degradation were the priority perceived threats.
Rebuilding the Natural World: A Shift in Ecological Restoration
From forests in Queens to wetlands in China, planners and scientists are promoting a new approach that incorporates experiments into landscape restoration projects to determine what works to the long-term benefit of nature and what does not…
Northeast Greenland Ice Loss Accelerating, Researchers Say
The last remaining stable portion of the Greenland ice sheet is stable no more, an international team of scientists has discovered. The finding will likely boost estimates of expected global sea level rise in the future.