The Living, Breathing Ocean
The ocean is a complex ecosystem. The ocean carbon cycle is governed by the relationship among carbon, nutrients and oxygen, and the ratio between certain elements is key to understanding ocean respiration.
Modeling the Past to Understand the Future of a Stronger El Niño
It was fishermen off the coast of Peru who first recognized the anomaly, hundreds of years ago. Every so often, their usually cold, nutrient-rich water would turn warm and the fish they depended on would disappear. Then there was the ceaseless rain. They called it “El Nino.
Women on the Edge of Land and Life
November is the cruelest month for landless families in the Indian Sundarbans, the largest single block of tidal mangrove forest in the world lying primarily in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
Vietnam Seizes Over 1,000 Dead Endangered Sea Turtles
Vietnam’s environmental police have seized a record haul of over 1,000 endangered sea turtles which were being prepared for illegal export to China…
An Incredibly Rare Stone Age Find
Archaeologists in Denmark have uncovered an incredibly rare find: a 5,500-year-old Neolithic axe held within its wooden handle. The archaeologists suggest that the Neolithic communities of south Lolland may have been using the coast as an offering area.
Gated Communities on the Water Aggravate Flooding in Argentina
The construction of gated communities on wetlands and floodplains in Greater Buenos Aires has modified fragile ecosystems and water cycles and has aggravated flooding.
6 Years After Hurricane Ike, Texas Coast Remains Vulnerable
The paralysis in Texas reflects a troubling truth: The United States lacks a unified national response to the threat posed by rising sea levels.
New York City Council Hearing on Fee for Bags Becomes Heated
For years, the plastic bag has doubled as a sort of urban tumbleweed, sweeping across New York City sidewalks and encroaching ominously on its waterways, clustering on subway tracks and drifting airborne to the tree limbs of residential blocks.
EU Confirms Plastic Bag Reduction
The new EU law will require governments to cut annual use of lightweight plastic bags. This represents a reduction from current use of 50% by the end of 2019 and 80% by the end of 2025. This is an historic moment for all of Europe.