Where’s the Gulf oil? In the Coastal Planktonic Food Web, Study Says
The eye-opening speed of how the oil components moved through the ecosystem may affect the overall health of the Gulf and beyond.
Bangladesh: Finding Sustainable Ways to Cope with Sea Level Rise
As rising sea levels threaten to engulf more land across Bangladesh, NGOs are training thousands of farmers in traditional soil-less farming on water.
Archaeological Sites and Rising Seas: The Channel Islands’ Region
Coastlines have been magnets of human settlement and contain a rich array of ancient archaeological sites, many of which have never been excavated. The sea has long lashed at the Channel Islands, California, stripping away beaches, slicing off cliff faces and nibbling at hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cultural relics.
Scientists find damage to coral near BP well
For the government, the findings were a departure from earlier statements.
Plastic debris killing Adriatic loggerhead turtles
The shallow coastal waters of the northern Adriatic are one of the most important feeding grounds for loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean. The concentration of litter on the sea floor is among the highest along European coasts, after the northwestern Mediterranean and the Celtic Sea.
BP Oil Well Threatens Ancient Coastal Libyan Sites
Plans by the energy giant BP to sink an oil well off the Libyan coast could have disastrous consequences for the region’s rich heritage of coastal ancient city sites dating from the 7th century BC– already under threat from oil tankers, coastal erosion and tourist developments.
From Trash to Treasure: Glass Beach, California
Only a dirt path indicates that the end of the rainbow lies beyond.
Is climate science disinformation a crime against humanity?
While it may be reasonable to be somewhat sceptical about climate change models, disinformation about the state of climate change science is extraordinarily, if not criminally, irresponsible, because the consensus scientific view is based upon strong evidence that climate change is already being experienced in the world, and may have potentially harsh effects upon tens of millions of people in the future.
Potentially devastating impacts of major coastal developments, Australia
100 major coastal developments were proposed for the Queensland coast, with potentially devastating impacts.