Stamp-Sand Beach, Gay Michigan: A Harmful Mining Legacy – William J. Neal et al.
The book, Vanishing Sands, examined global beach losses due to direct mining of beaches and other sources of beach sand. However, natural beaches can be lost from having gained sediments as the result of mining operations. Such is the case of mining impacts in the form of stamp-sand beaches on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula shores and shallows of Lake Superior…
Coral reefs off Benin, long presumed dead, discovered teeming with life – Frontiers in Marine Science
Using sonar surveys to narrow down their search areas and then an underwater drone and trail cameras to investigate, they identified a mesophotic coral garden teeming with species of reef-loving fish and multiple different varieties of coral. The researchers suspect that other as-yet undiscovered reef ecosystems could still be out there…
Sandbags on the Beach: Quick Help, Long Term Trouble – Frontiers for Young Minds
Have you ever seen big bags of sand stacked along a beach or near a house during a storm? These… big bags filled with sand (are) used to stop water from flooding streets, buildings, or beaches during storms….Sandbags can be helpful during emergencies, but what happens when the storm is over, and the bags are left behind? It turns out that sandbags can cause serious problems for nature…
The plan to make climate science harder to erase – Grist
As climate information disappears from federal websites, scientists are rebuilding it elsewhere…
The Pacific Ocean is running a fever. Why that’s an ominous sign – the Washington Post
A marine heat wave covering an area eight times the size of the United States could soon fuel serious storms and extreme heat..
The global sand crisis: it’s being used up faster than it can be replaced – the Guardian
It is the most extracted solid material on Earth – but this extraction can threaten ecosystems and livelihoods…
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England – the Guardian
Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage..
Sand Tales Episode 2: The Lost Coral
Join the SandKids on their second Sand Story adventure as they rush to save their island reefs!
A ‘super typhoon’ just devastated the Mariana Islands, months before peak storm season – Grist
The storm exposes the U.S. commonwealth’s climate risks, economic fragility, and federal strain…