The Coming Storm
The people of Bangladesh have much to teach us about how a crowded planet can best adapt to rising sea levels. For them, that future is now.
Tracking The Birth of a Hurricane
Hurricane season is approaching, and determining when a storm cloud is starting to really evolve into something more damaging, may be easier this year. A historical track record of microwave satellite images has revealed two new patterns atmospheric scientists can now watch for.
Report: Hurricanes Pose Risk to 1.8M US Coastal Homes
More than 1.8 million homes along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts are at great risk of being damaged by a hurricane, three times the number located in federally defined flood zones, according to a report released Tuesday.
Slow clean up for Argentina’s worst environmental stain
The Matanza river, also known as Riachuelo or little river, defines the southern boundary of Buenos Aires and according to a number of studies it is one of the most polluted places in the world. The area has become a dumping ground for industrial, chemical and household waste.
Seas could rise up to 1.6 meters by 2100: New Report
Quickening climate change in the Arctic including a thaw of Greenland’s ice could raise world sea levels by up to 1.6 meters by 2100, an international report showed on Tuesday. The study is yet another reminder of how pressing it has become to tackle climate change.
Shell to submit Arctic offshore drilling plan
Shell Oil will apply to drill 10 wells off Alaska’s Arctic shore over the next two years under an exploration plan headed to federal authorities.
Fukushima Parents Protest Over New Permissible Radiation Levels
Japanese children can now be exposed to 20 times more radiation than was previously permissible. The new regulations and new standard of 20 millisieverts a year, equivalent to the annual maximum dose for German nuclear workers, have prompted outcry.
The Art of Jim Denevan
Jim Denevan’s large-scale beach drawings emerge from a simple driftwood stick found on-site. Then, Denevan pushes outward from a central point on the beach, improvising with the stick and a selection of rakes, resulting in huge spirals, circles and geometric forms. His art is transient, ephemeral, meant to be trodden over and traced by the feet of passing admirers and surfers.
Low Tide Rising, Hawaii; By Branden Aroyan
“A story is unfolding…” Low tide Rising, is an image from Branden Aroyan.