Earthscapes, By Andres Amador
San Franciscan Andres Amador, 42, is an “earthscape” artist, using beaches as his canvas.
Sand Mafia Behind Sudden Release Of Water?
Environmental activists believe that dam officials are bribed by a sand mafia to open the gates at one go instead of releasing the water slowly, as is being done in other dams. The fast discharge of a huge volume of water leads to large amount of sand getting settled on riverbeds, which dry up fast.
Erosion Nibbles Away at Cape Cod’s Coast
“At the same time the population is moving towards the coast the coast is also moving to that population,” explained Rob Thieler of the U.S. Geological Survey Science Center in Woods Hole.
New Insights Into The Dynamics Between Reef Corals And Their Algae
Caribbean corals and the algae that inhabit them form a remarkably stable relationship, new knowledge that can serve as an important tool in preserving and restoring vital reef-building corals..
Kiribati President Purchases Resettlement Land as Precaution Against Rising Sea
Kiribati’s president, Anote Tong, said he bought land in Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second-largest island, so that his 103,000 people will have some high ground to go to when a rising sea makes his nation of 33 low-lying coral atolls unliveable.
Scientists Explore Using Trees to Clean Pollution
Before Houston and its suburbs were built, a dense forest naturally purified the coastal air along a stretch of the Texas Gulf Coast that grew thick with pecan, ash, live oak and hackberry trees.
Plastic Legacy: Humankind’s Trash Is Now a New Rock
Melted plastic trash on beaches can sometimes mix with sediment, basaltic lava fragments and organic debris (such as shells) to produce a new type of rock material, new research shows…
8 Ways You Are Harming The Ocean And Don’t Even Know It
Every year for World Oceans Day, on June 8, we get to profess our love for the 332.5 million cubic miles of our planet that’s made of water.
World Oceans Day 2014: Together, We Have the Power to Protect the Ocean
We all depend on a healthy ocean for our survival and each one of us can contribute to resolving the issues facing our ocean, including ocean acidification, plastics pollution, and overfishing. This year’s World Oceans Day theme: “Together we have the power to protect the ocean.”