More Sea Turtles Will Be Born Female As Climate Warms
Hotter sands triggered by a warming climate could cause greater numbers of sea turtles to be born female, risking the animal’s extinction, research shows.
Mother Earth Law Hard to Implement
The law for the defence of Mother Earth passed by Bolivia a year and a half ago has not yet moved from good intentions to concrete action.
Plastic pollution: Another Threat For Seabirds
Plastic pollution is known to be a threat for marine ecosystems around the world, but it has not been much studied yet. This study is the first assessment of plastic ingestion in Mediterranean seabirds. The Mediterranean Sea has been recognized as a singularly sensitive ecosystem because its coast is very industrialized…
Antarctica’s Ice Losses On The Rise
Three years of observations show that the Antarctic ice sheet is now losing 159 billion tons of ice each year, twice as much as when it was last surveyed.
Exploring Deep Sea Volcanoes off the Coast of Barbados: An Artist’s Perspective
Mary Edna Fraser, an artist known for her large-scale batiks on silk and illustrations of geology and geography, was invited on the Research Vessel Atlantis, to capture the essence of discovery as scientists mapped the seafloor.
Farmed Fish Consumption At Record High, UN Report Reveals
Humans have never eaten so much fish and other seafood, but nearly half of it is no longer caught wild but is grown in farms, says the United Nations. The rapid growth in the number of people living near coasts and fish farming’s ability to keep up with population growth has seen per capita fish consumption soar from 10kg per person in the 1960s to more than 19kg in 2012.
Gold Coast Needs $30m to Fix Eroded Beaches
Gold Coast Mayor wants the Queensland Government to pay half the cost of repairing the city’s eroded beaches, with the total bill estimated to be at least $30 million.
Forests of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain
The expansive Mississippi Alluvial Plain spreads from the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in southern Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico. The plain once contained the largest forested wetland ecosystem in North America.
Each Grain Of Sand Matters, An Interview With Denis Delestrac
“Chaque grain de sable compte. ” A Greenpeace-Suisse interview with “Sand Wars” film director Denis Delestrac.