Surfers flock to Taiwan, an island nation that fears the sea
Surfing is still new to Taiwan, an island of 23 million off the east coast of China. Fewer than 100 people make a living out of surfing. Analysts say the aversion to water has cultural and political roots going back to the island’s tempestuous relationship with China…
Pacific coast marshes more resistant to rising seas than Atlantic
Pacific marshes are generally at higher elevations than Atlantic marshes, and Pacific oceanographic circulation tends to push water away from the coast, reducing the effect of sea level rise.
What businesses want Trump to know about climate change
Nearly 400 companies and nonprofits signed a letter to express support for the Paris climate agreement. The Guardian UK asked a handful to tell us why.
Samoa: Beach sand mining is aggravating coastal erosion in Upolu
In the Samoan island of Upolu, a villager is reporting seeing myriads of trucks loaded with sand mined from local beaches.
Shrinking Shores: Florida reneges on pledges to its beaches
The shores shrink, the tourists scatter, the tax base shrivels. That’s what troubles many communities across the state forced to shoulder the expensive burden of beach renourishment.
Kilauea’s Lava Pours Into the Pacific
The Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption of Kilauea, the most active volcano in the Hawaiian island chain, has been going on almost continuously for more than three decades. The location and intensity of lava flows have varied over the years
Sand extraction destroys the Crimean beaches
According to scientists, sand mining is a direct threat to all the beaches of the peninsula, as in the south-west and on the east coast.
Shrinking Shores: Florida sand shortage leaves beaches in lurch
Beaches are built one truckload at a time as the main ingredient in the State’s beach renourishemnt program – offshore sand – gets harder to find.
Sand’s end
Miami Beach has run out of sand. Now what?