Intersections of Art and Science

Beach Art, Celebrate

Sand art “Beautiful Morocco,” by Kseniya Simonov

Beach Art, Celebrate

VIEW: “Beautiful Morocco,” A Youtube Video (9.25)

A sand animation short film, by Kseniya Simonov.

Watch Video and Learn more, Youtube (07-30-2013)

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Plastic Pollution

A shoal of Striped Mackerel filter feeding amongst loads of plastic waste (by Naja Bertolt Jensen from Unsplash).

‘Underwater avalanches’ are creating ocean microplastics hotspots – Oceanographic

Art + Science

Heat (by geralt, via pixabay.com).

Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors − Grist Magazine

Sand Mining

The Gardens by the Bay in Singapore sit on reclaimed land using sand mined from Indonesia and other neighboring countries(Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia).

Indonesia’s risky gamble with sea sand exports – Dialogue Earth

Sea Level Rise

Global temperatures in 2024 were above the 1991-2020 average (red) across most of the planet. Yearly temperatures compared to the 20th-century average (bar chart) show that it has been 48 years since Earth had a cooler-than-average year (Courtesy of NOAA Climate.gov, based on data from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information).

The Destruction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Gary Griggs | Op-Ed

Coastal Care JR

Artist's illustration of Isaac Newton's study of tides (Screenshot from "Why are there two tides a day? by Elise Cutts for TED-Ed via Youtube).

Why are there two tides a day? – TED Ed

Ecosystem Disturbance

Bleached branching coral (foreground) and normal branching coral (background). Keppel Islands, Great Barrier Reef (by Acropora CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia).

More than 80% of world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event in history – the Independent

Coastal Adaptation

Kasimedu fishing harbour (by Aravindan Genesan CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

India’s Huge Artificial Reef Rollout May Cause More Harm Than Good – Dialogue Earth | The Maritime Executive

Problematic Development

Coastal homes in Southern California devastated by the 2025 Palisades Fire (Courtesy of CAL FIRE_Official CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr).

They lost their coastal Malibu homes to fire. But should they rebuild along a rising sea? – the Los Angeles Times