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

Microplastics in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (by Chesapeake Bay Program CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr).

There are 21,000 pieces of plastic in the ocean for each person on Earth – the Washington Post

Art + Science

Image from AppleTV's new climate TV show, Extrapolations, via Youtube.

‘Extrapolations’ is the climate TV show we’re finally ready for – the Grist

Sand Mining

The sands of Tràigh Baile a' Mhuilinn (by Rob Farrow CC BY-SA 2.0 via geograph.org).

Beaches on Scotland’s ‘Hawaii of the North’ at risk after sand stolen – The Telegraph

Sea Level Rise

Rodanthe Homes (by Rick Rowland CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

Retreat in Rodanthe Interactive Feature – the Washington Post

Coastal Care JR

Kids and Nature (by moonjazz CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr).

Explore the shoreline with an underwater viewer – National Geographic

Ecosystem Destruction

A flat fan at Elphinstone Reef, Red Sea, Egypt (by Derek Keats CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

The Red Sea Could be a Climate Refuge for Coral Reefs – Inside Climate News

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

Cars traversing Portuguese Bend, the landslide-prone area of Rancho Palos Verdes © 2022 Deepika Shrestha Ross.

A chunk of Rancho Palos Verdes is sliding into the sea. Can the city stop it? – the Los Angeles Times