Is the solution to Playa del Carmen’s shrinking coastline simply moving sand around? – Yucatan Magazine
Before becoming San Clemente’s new coastal administrator last year, the beach has always held a nostalgic place in Leslea Meyerhoff’s heart. “Some of my earliest memories are walking the beach in Santa Monica with my grandma,” she said. “I also recall fond times boogie boarding, collecting seashells or just enjoying a stroll at the beach.”..
Ban on exports of sea sand, that destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands, is being lifted – The Conversation
Police have recommended Nguyen Thanh Binh, the former chairman of the people’s committee in An Giang province in the Mekong river delta, be charged with power abuse, according to Public Security News, the official mouthpiece of the Ministry of Public Security. The area is a hotspot for sand mining…
Why seas are surging | Interactive – the Washington Post
What one tide gauge reveals about America’s climate future…
Ocean acidification is a deeper crisis than we first thought – Oceonographic
Once thought to be the concerns of surface level layers of the ocean, headlines over the past week indicate that ocean acidification is now sinking into marine regions as deep as 1,500 metres – posing new threats to the marine life…
Vietnam ex-official took US$300,000 bribe to allow illicit sand mining – The Star
Police have recommended Nguyen Thanh Binh, the former chairman of the people’s committee in An Giang province in the Mekong river delta, be charged with power abuse, according to Public Security News, the official mouthpiece of the Ministry of Public Security. The area is a hotspot for sand mining…
As Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melts, an Island Town Rises – Smithsonian Magazine
Geologists are working with local communities to determine how residents can adapt as the area’s sea level, in effect, goes down…
Climate change made all of this year’s Atlantic hurricanes so much worse – Grist
A new analysis finds that the storms’ wind speeds increased by up to 28 miles per hour, boosting their destructive power..
‘The sea was coming closer, it was so painful to see my house being destroyed’ – the Guardian
‘The sea was coming closer, it was so painful to see my house being destroyed’…
Mediterranean sea level found to be rising three times faster than expected – Murcia Today
The effects of climate change are speeding up the process of rising water on the coast of Spain…