Artificial Offshore Reef Could Stop Serious Beach Erosion
Such costly reef have proved successful in other areas, and it could be the only option to protect the coastline of Old Bar, Australia.
The view From Beneath The Waves
Rising sea levels are devouring the low-lying lands of the Solomon Islands, with crops failing and lands disappearing. Away from the international conferences and negotiations, climate change and rising sea are a matter of life and death here. The time to act is now.
Kiribati Conference: Voices From the South Pacific
About 40 officials from around the world flew to the tiny atoll nation of Kiribati, a chain of low-lying South Pacific islands, to attend a conference addressing the impacts of climate change on some of the world’s most vulnerable countries.
Louisiana Rethinks Its Sand Berms
Many faulted the project as pointless, and transforming the rapidly built berms into permanent barrier islands that can withstand the strong storms and tides of coastal Louisiana will be extremely challenging.
Kilauea Lava Enters the Ocean, Expanding Coastline
The youngest land on Earth lies along the southern coast of the island of Hawaii, where lava from Kilauea Volcano enters the ocean.
Where’s the Gulf oil? In the Coastal Planktonic Food Web, Study Says
The eye-opening speed of how the oil components moved through the ecosystem may affect the overall health of the Gulf and beyond.
Bangladesh: Finding Sustainable Ways to Cope with Sea Level Rise
As rising sea levels threaten to engulf more land across Bangladesh, NGOs are training thousands of farmers in traditional soil-less farming on water.
Scientists find damage to coral near BP well
For the government, the findings were a departure from earlier statements.
Gulf Oil Spill: Recent photos Show Disaster Is Far From Cleaned Up
Although BP plugged the well and it was declared effectively dead in mid-September, the catastrophe is far from over for the Gulf residents impacted from the spill and the natural environment likewise devastated in the aftermath.