It’s Official: 2017 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record
Global temperatures averaged 14.7 degrees Celsius (58.46°F) — 1.2 degrees C (2.2°F) above pre-industrial times.
Shifting sands: Storm Eleanor changes shape of Cornwall beaches
The raw power of Storm Eleanor has shifted tonnes of sand to create new landscapes on beaches, along the coast of north Cornwall.
Winter Storm Grayson’s Bombogenesis Brought Whiteout Conditions From Virginia to New England, Record Coastal Flooding at Boston Harbor
Winter Storm Grayson was one of the most intense western Atlantic winter storms in decades, clobbering the East Coast with blizzard conditions and major coastal flooding.
The window for saving the world’s coral reefs is rapidly closing
For the first time, an international team of researchers has measured the escalating rate of coral bleaching at locations throughout the tropics over the past four decades. The study documents a dramatic shortening of the gap between pairs of bleaching events, threatening the future existence of these iconic ecosystems and the livelihoods of many millions of people.
Trump Spares NO Coast, Every State at Risk: A Call To Take Action, By NRDC
Tell Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to keep our coasts permanently off-limits to oil and gas drilling!
Trump Moves to Open Nearly All Offshore Waters to Drilling
The Trump administration said Thursday it would allow new offshore oil and gas drilling in nearly all United States coastal waters, giving energy companies access to leases off California for the first time in decades and opening more than a billion acres in the Arctic and along the Eastern Seaboard.
Deadly winter storm pummels South, targets Northeast
Forecasters have extended a winter storm warning from the Gulf Coast in Florida’s “Big Bend” region all the way up the Atlantic coast. They said hurricane-force winds blowing offshore on Thursday could generate 24-foot seas. Coastal flooding, downed trees and power lines were possible along the East Coast.
World’s largest plastics plant rings alarm bells on Texas coast
Gas giant ExxonMobil seal a $10bn agreement with the state-owned Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) to build the world’s largest plastics facility on the Texas coast. The Exxon-Sabic project will fuel an anticipated 40% rise in global plastic production over the next decade.
Curbing climate change: Study finds strong rationale for the human factor
Humans may be the dominant cause of global temperature rise, but they may also be a crucial factor in helping to reduce it, according to a new study that for the first time builds a novel model to measure the effects of behavior on climate.