Sean Connery Joins Bahamas Campaign To Stop Developing Mansion
Activists claim fashion mogul proposed coastal development risks environmental damage to Bahamas’ beaches.
Leading scientists express rising concern about ‘microplastics’ in the ocean
Microplastics, microscopic particles of plastic debris, are of increasing concern because of their widespread presence in the oceans and the potential physical and toxicological risks they pose to organisms.
Exclusive: Coastal Flooding Has Surged in U.S.
Coastal flooding along the densely populated Eastern Seaboard of the United States has surged in recent years, a Reuters analysis has found.
Silver Surprise: Millions of Anchovies Swarm San Diego Surf
Millions of anchovies swam off the coast of San Diego Tuesday, July 8 .
Sea Erosion Poses Threat To Coastal Villages
Ever since the December 2004 tsunami, the entire coastline in Cuddalore district, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, had undergone a vast change. The tsunami washed away a large volume of sand that had earlier served as a protective wall. “With every storm or cyclone, and even during high tides, seawater surges into the land”…
Sea-Level Rise in Small Island Nations to Cost US Trillions: Shift to Green Policies and Investment Critical
Climate change-induced sea-level rise in the world’s 52 small island nations – estimated to be up to four times the global average – continues to be the most pressing threat to their environment and socio-economic development with annual losses at the trillions of dollars due to increased vulnerability.
As Dams Fall, Rapid Changes On Elwha River
The final chunks of concrete are expected to fall this September in the nation’s largest dam-removal project, but nature is already reclaiming the Elwha River on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, as sediment once trapped, now flows downstream replenishing eroding beaches and creating new habitat for marine creatures not observed there in years..
Changing Antarctic Winds Create New Sea Level Threat
New research shows projected changes in the winds circling the Antarctic may accelerate global sea level rise significantly more than previously estimated. It appears they may also have a profound impact on warming ocean temperatures under the ice shelves along the coastline of West and East Antarctic.
From Ocean to Beach, Tons of Plastic Pollution
The Hawaii Wildlife Fund, which organizes beaches cleanups, estimates that they have removed about 169 tons of garbage in the last 11 years from a 10-mile stretch of Hawaii Island alone, and that about 15 tons to 20 tons of new trash comes ashore each year.