Summer Sea Ice Likely to Drop to 4th Lowest on Record
The shell of ice that covers the Arctic Ocean is nearing its yearly low point and projections suggest that it will be among the four lowest summer minimums on record.
Erosion-Control Structures Could Expand In North Carolina
Some legislators are once again trying to expand the number of certain erosion-controlling structures allowed by law along the North Carolina coast. This time, they’re trying to do it through the state budget.
The Battle to Save the Beach on Cape Cod
“I didn’t think I’d be spending my retirement money on sand.” It’s Sandwich homeowners against the town and the Army Corps of Engineers in the fight to stop the ocean from swallowing up their homes.
Plaguing Paradise
Smelly piles of seaweed are ruining holidays. Globs of sargassum seaweed have landed on Caribbean beaches this year, forming piles that are sometimes metres deep.
90 Percent of Seabirds Have Plastic in Their Stomachs
By 2050, nearly all seabirds will have plastic in their stomachs. Already, 9 out of 10 of the birds have some of the substance in their digestive tracts. Such are the sobering conclusions of a study published August 31 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Watching the Rivers Flow on Greenland
Besides contributing to sea level rise, melt water runoff also accelerates ice loss: when the water percolates through the ice sheet and reaches the rock below, it slightly lifts the ice, helping it flow faster toward the ocean.
See the Whales Swimming in an Ocean of 70,000 Plastic Water Bottles
An art installation project in Bristol, England, is turning the spotlight on the problem of single-use containers.
Nature’s Last Refuge In Peril
An Arctic voyage through the awe-inspiring Northwest Passage shows that, with oil drilling in the far north on the way, rapid action is needed to protect the region…
New Sea-Level Rise Handbook Highlights Science and Models for Non-Scientists
Coastal managers and planners now have access to a new U.S.G.S.handbook that, for the first time, comprehensively describes the various models used to study and predict sea-level rise and its potential impacts on coasts.