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Fukushima: Japan announces it will dump contaminated water into sea

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Japan has announced it will release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea…

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Plastic Pollution

Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples – the Guardian

Art + Science

Coming World By Koen Vanmechelen (photo by Eric Huybrechts CC BY-ND 2.0 via Flickr).

Forbes Lifestyle Arts Meet The Artists Working At The Intersection Of Art And Science − Forbes

Sand Mining

Collecting sand from river bottom, Nigeria (by Fatih Bilen, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia).

Despite Government Ban, Illegal Mining Flourish In Bauchi, Children Abandon Schools – Sahara Reporters

SL Rise | Climate Change

The Burning of the Sky (by Justin Vidamo CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

Bad News for the Oceans and the Earth – Gary Griggs | Op-Ed

Coastal Care JR

Earth - As seen by Luca Parmitano on the ISS (Underway In Ireland via CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Flickr).

How Do We Identify Climate Change? – WWF Wild Classroom

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

NASA’s UAVSAR airborne radar instrument captured data in fall 2024 showing the motion of landslides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula following record-breaking rainfall in Southern California in 2023 and another heavy-precipitation winter in 2024. Darker red indicates faster motion. (courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory via JetPopulsionLab website).

A coastal California community is sliding 4 inches a week toward the ocean – SFGate