Can the circular economy help the Caribbean win its war against waste? – Mongabay
For decades, a graveyard of corroding barrels has littered the seafloor just off the coast of Los Angeles. It was out of sight, out of mind — a not-so-secret secret that haunted the marine environment until a team of researchers came across them with an advanced underwater camera…Startling amounts of DDT near the barrels pointed to a little-known history of toxic pollution…but federal regulators recently determined that the manufacturer had not bothered with barrels. (Its acid waste was poured straight into the ocean instead.)…
Giant Heaps of Plastic Are Helping Vegetables Grow – Atlantic Magazine
Plastic allows farmers to use less water and fertilizer. But at the end of each season, they’re left with a pile of waste…
Ocean Wonders: Slumber in the Sea – Hakai Institute
Though we’re still not sure exactly why we and other animals snooze, we do know that sleep can look very different for creatures living underwater. Follow us down into the deep to discover how dozing in the ocean can be more bizarre than your wildest dreams…
A Hidden Threat – the Washington Times
Fast-rising seas could swamp septic systems in parts of the South…
Emerging La Niña could play major role in this year’s hurricane season – the San Francisco Chronicle
On Thursday, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration released its 2024 hurricane season outlook. The agency predicts an active season in the Atlantic hurricane region, with its most aggressive May forecast on record. The Atlantic hurricane region includes the north Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico….
Microplastics are in human testicles. It’s still not clear how they got there – Grist Magazine
People eat, drink, and breathe in tiny pieces of plastics — but what they do inside the body is still unknown…
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought – Grist Magazine
Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid sea level rise….
The surprising reasons thunderstorms are more destructive than ever – the Washington Post
There were a record-setting 28 billion-dollar disasters last year, causing $94 billion in damage. Thunderstorm events accounted for 19 of those disasters, and more than half of the costs. A decade earlier, seven thunderstorm events topped $1 billion in damage…
In Two New Studies, Scientists See Signs of Fundamental Climate Shifts in Antarctica – Inside Climate News
A steep decline of Antarctic sea ice may mark a long-term transformation in the Southern Ocean, and seawater intrusions beneath the Thwaites Glacier could explain its melting outpacing projections…