Double Trouble For The Mediterranean Sea: Acidification And Warming
After a 3.5 year study, scientists have found that the Mediterranean Sea is warming and acidifying at unprecedented rates; the main reason is emissions of CO2 to the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels. This is of particular importance to the Mediterranean coastal societies with 300 million inhabitants (living and visiting), unique ecosystems, love of seafood and its role as a focus for tourist worldwide.
With Millions of Tons of Plastic in Oceans, More Scientists Studying Impact
Consider this: The amount of global trash is expected to rise every year for the rest of the century. With no intervention, the growing garbage heap won’t even peak by 2021.
Scientists Discover Link Between Climate Change And Ocean Currents Over 6 Million Years
Scientists have discovered a relationship between climate change and ocean currents over the past six million years after analyzing an area of the Atlantic near the Strait of Gibraltar, according to new research.
A Fresh Start For Climate Change Refugees?
The solutions on migration and climate change being proposed go beyond reinforcing planning mechanisms for countries facing natural disasters; they look also at the migration of affected populations to new countries, including relocation in the industrialised world and the employment possibilities that might be available.
Deepwater Horizon Oil On Shore Identified, Even Years Later
Years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, oil continues to wash ashore as oil-soaked “sand patties,” persists in salt marshes abutting the Gulf of Mexico, and questions remain about how much oil has been deposited on the seafloor.
Earthscapes, By Andres Amador
San Franciscan Andres Amador, 42, is an “earthscape” artist, using beaches as his canvas.
Sand Mafia Behind Sudden Release Of Water?
Environmental activists believe that dam officials are bribed by a sand mafia to open the gates at one go instead of releasing the water slowly, as is being done in other dams. The fast discharge of a huge volume of water leads to large amount of sand getting settled on riverbeds, which dry up fast.
Erosion Nibbles Away at Cape Cod’s Coast
“At the same time the population is moving towards the coast the coast is also moving to that population,” explained Rob Thieler of the U.S. Geological Survey Science Center in Woods Hole.
New Insights Into The Dynamics Between Reef Corals And Their Algae
Caribbean corals and the algae that inhabit them form a remarkably stable relationship, new knowledge that can serve as an important tool in preserving and restoring vital reef-building corals..