Beaches In Britain Beat 2010’s Bathing Quality Standards
More beaches given the top rating this year, but slightly more failed to meet basic water standards
The Peril of Plastic
Many scientists believe marine plastic pollution is one of the major issues, along with climate change, facing the planet.
Plastic Pollution in Namibia
The beaches are beautiful, but a walk along the shoreline and a quick beach cleanup showed that like coastal areas all over the world, Namibia has a problem with plastic trash accumulating on its otherwise relatively pristine beaches.
Mediterranean Sea Invaded by Hundreds of Alien Species
More than 900 new alien species have been encountered in the coastal environments of the eastern Mediterranean Sea in recent decades.
Tepco Confirmed Meltdowns at 2 more Fukushima Reactors
The moves came as a team of investigators from the International Atomic Energy Agency began a two-week visit to Japan to prepare a report on the accident to be submitted to the United Nations agency in June. Some analysts said the delay in confirming the meltdowns at Fukushima suggested the utility feared touching off a panic by disclosing the severity of the accident earlier.
Exploring The Hidden Coastal World of The Maritime Maya
Explorers are searching a wild, largely unexplored and forgotten coastline for evidence and artifacts of one of the greatest seafaring traditions of the ancient New World, where Maya traders once paddled massive dugout canoes filled with trade goods from across Mexico and Central America. A goal of the exploration is to enable Mexico to better protect and preserve its coastal and submerged cultural resources.
Australian Sea levels Set To Rise By Up To a Metre: Report
Sea levels will rise by more than three feet by the end of the century making severe coastal flooding a common factor of life in Australia if urgent action is not taken to limit climate change, a key report by a panel of climate scientists has found.
Are Humans to Blame For Mass Whale Beach Strandings?
There are many theories as to why whales beach themselves, blaming seismic activity, electro-magnetic anomolies, and us.
Division over future of Chagos islands and islanders
Meeting in London addresses environmental issues surrounding the ban on inhabitation of the Indian Ocean archipelago. The central question was how to balance the archipelago’s environmental importance with its original inhabitants’ argued right to go home.