Lagos Expansion Into Atlantic Ocean, Nigeria
By 2016, Lagos will get a new city to be built on nine million square metres of reclaimed land about 2.4 kilometres into the Atlantic Ocean, south of Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island.
Oil industry has yet to adopt lessons of BP spill
Response to the incident needs to go beyond deep-water drilling.
So Much to Learn About the Oceans From Sand
Rob Holman, a coastal oceanographer from Oregon State University, has collected more than 860 samples of sand, from all continents.
Global Groundwater Depletion Leads to Sea Level Rise
Scientists have conducted a global assessment on the current large-scale abstraction of groundwater worldwide, and the effect of groundwater depletion on sea level rise, with remarkable results.
Me and you three; 2 Years, 4 Artists, 8 Beaches: Part Two
Groups of young people from three Isle of Wight’s schools visited the “Me and You: 2 years, 4 artists, 8 beaches” exhibition, and showed their responses in the form of their own artwork.
New York Seas to Rise Twice as Much as Rest of U.S.
Sea levels around New York City and much of the U.S. Northeast will rise twice as much as in other parts of the United States this century, according to new climate models.
Copenhagen Accord Loopholes and Risks to the “Rainforests of the Sea”
A global temperature increase of up to 4.2 º C and the end of coral reefs, the “Rainforests of the Sea,” could become reality by 2100 if national targets are not revised in the Copenhagen Accord.
Eighty Mile beach, North Western Australia; By Andrew Short
Eighty Mile beach is one of the three longest beaches in Australia extending for 222 km.
U.S. Issues New Rules on Offshore Drilling
The rules take effect immediately under emergency rule-making powers.