Sanchi: Burning tanker off Chinese coast in danger of exploding
There are fears of an environmental disaster in the East China Sea as a tanker continues leaking oil two days after colliding with a cargo ship.
A year of the world’s best beaches
An interactive feature on CNN Travel.
As Sea Levels Rise, is the Ocean Floor Sinking?
A team of researchers from Delft University and the University of Tasmania used estimates of mass redistribution concluded that past estimates of sea level rise are too conservative and that to increase their accuracy, the effect of ocean bottom deformation should be taken into account, either based on modeled estimates of ocean mass change, or using more direct observations.
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.
These Birds Decorate Their Nests With Trash—Here’s Why
As scientists study the makeup of birds’ nests, they’re looking for signs of human influence.
The Texas Coastline Is Slowly Disappearing. Here’s How One Community Is Coping
The Lone Star State’s shoreline is experiencing one of the highest rates of land loss of any coastal area in the country due to a combination of subsidence, sea level rise and storm surges.
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.