Ecosystem Destruction, Plastic Pollution, Pollution

Plastic gets to the oceans through over 1,000 rivers

Plastic Pollution, Pollution, rivers

The problem with plastic waste just got more complicated—and so did the effort to stanch its flow into the world’s oceans.

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Plastic Pollution

Galleria mellonella - The waxworm (by Wayne Boo courtesy of USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, Public Domain, via Flickr).

One solution to the plastic crisis may lie in bugs’ bellies – the Washington Post

Art + Science

Screen shot from video documenting how the photographs from SINK / RISE, the third chapter of The Day May Break, an ongoing global series by Nick Brandt portraying people and animals that have been impacted by environmental degradation and destruction, was created (via youtube).

These Haunting Underwater Photos Portray Climate Change in a New Way – CNN Interactive

Sand Mining

A sand dredger actively working close to an oyster’s nest in Nigeria, 2019 (by Ei'eke CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia).

Alarming’ scale of marine sand dredging laid bare by new data platform – the Guardian

Sea-Level Rise

Beach Grand L' Anse La Digue, Seychelles (by Falco Ermert CC BY 2.0 DEED via Flickr).

Ancient Warning of a Rising Sea | Interactive – the Washington Post

Coastal Care JR

Geological Time Spiral (courtesy of United States Geological Survey, Public domain, via Wikimedia).

Is Earth in a New Time Period: The Plasticene? – Frontiers for Young Minds

Ecosystem Destruction

Polyethylene heat welded sculpture made to demonstrate the great Oceanic Gyres created by waste. This artwork is part of a collection titled "The creation of Plastikos" (by Simon MAX Bannister, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia).

Surprising Creatures Lurk in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Scientific American

Shoreline Armoring

An aerial view of the damage Hurricane Ike inflicted upon Gilchrist, Texas (by Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).

Shelter from the Storm – Science

Problematic Development

San Diego - Paradise Point Resort, Mission Bay (by K M CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

Luxury California resort accused of restricting public beach access – SFGATE