Greece Lost 250 Sq Km of Its Beaches in 30 Years Due to Climate Change – Greek Reporter
This year won’t just be the hottest on record—it could be the first to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Paris climate accord aims to keep warming below that level when looking over multiple years…
A Civilization Built on Sand – Le Figaro
How ‘Yellow Gold’ Became a Resource Under Pressure…Sand is the second most consumed resource in the world after fresh water. Substance of our concrete civilization, its demand will intensify in the years to come. A situation that generates geopolitical tensions…
Earth Will Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius of Warming This Year – Scientific American
This year won’t just be the hottest on record—it could be the first to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Paris climate accord aims to keep warming below that level when looking over multiple years…
San Clemente sales tax ballot measure for beach sand is falling short – the Los Angeles Times
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.”..
Interactive | Growing Up In Climate Chaos – the New York Times
When you’re a teenager, everything can feel like a crisis. But for these teenagers living in areas around the world affected by climate change, the sense of growing crisis is real — not in some hazy future but today, disrupting their adolescence in ways both large and small….
This coastal tribe has a radical vision for fighting sea-level rise in the Hamptons – Vox
Next to some of the priciest real estate in the world, the Shinnecock Nation refuses to merely retreat from its vulnerable shoreline…
San Clemente’s ‘sand czar’ looks to turn back the tide of coastal erosion – the Los Angeles Times
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.”..
Billionaire accused of stealing sand from Malibu’s Broad Beach, lawsuit says – the Los Angeles Times
A lawsuit filed last week alleges that Mark Attanasio, billionaire businessman and owner of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, has been using excavators to dig up sand from Broad Beach and carry it back to his house as part of an ongoing construction project…
Sand trafficking: a scourge that is worsening in Latin America – El Nuevo Siglo | Insight Crime
Low risk, difficult to detect and with huge profits, this crime affects most countries in the region. There are several ‘cartels’ in this black market…..