Northern prawn fleet seek answer on unexplained mass mangrove dieback in Gulf of Carpentaria
Austral Fisheries chief executive officer is questioning why more is not being done to explain a mass mangrove dieback event in the Gulf of Carpentaria, in northern Australia.
Hurricane Matthew’s Destructive Storm Surges Hint at New Normal
The coastal U.S. is highly vulnerable to rising seas, which are expected to surge in the coming years. Will this storm be a wake-up call?
Indians at risk of flooding powerless to stem the tide of illegal sand mining
As rising sea levels threaten to engulf homes along the shores of Tamil Nadu state, locals fear the erosion of the coastline is due to the illegal sand trade.
As the climate warms, we are ‘primed’ for worse storms than Sandy
With the climate warming and the sea level rising, conditions are ripe for storms deadlier and more devastating than Sandy that put more people at risk. If damaging storms become more frequent, retreat from areas with mounting repetitive losses will become a topic of discussion.
Illegal sand mining — the open secret of a multi-million crore scam, India
India’s booming 157 billion dollar construction sector is expected to grow in the coming years. This means that the demand for sand and other minor minerals will increase as well, making it more difficult for the government to curb the methodical and unlawful abuse of riverbeds and coastal areas.
Let mangroves recover to protect coasts
Allowing mangrove forests to recover naturally result in more resilient habitats that benefit both wildlife and people, say conservationists.
The psychology behind climate change denial
In a new thesis in psychology, a researcher has studied the psychology behind climate change denial. The results show that individuals who accept and advocate hierarchical and dominant relations between social groups and power structures, tend to a larger extent deny the problem. This acceptance of hierarchies also extends to accepting human dominance over nature.
Great Pacific garbage patch far bigger than imagined, aerial survey shows
The vast patch of garbage floating in the Pacific Ocean is far worse than previously thought, with an aerial survey finding a much larger mass of fishing nets, plastic containers and other discarded items than imagined.
Belgium is to build its first artificial island off the coast, as climate change mitigation
Amid rising seas, Belgium plans on building an artificial island off its coast, in a step towards climate change mitigation. 8 millions euros have been provided in funding of the project study.