World Environment Day: June 5th 2013, UNEP
The World Environment Day celebration began in 1972 and has grown to become one of the main vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages political attention and action.
Kamchatka Surrounded by Blooms
The Kamchatka Peninsula of far eastern Russian was surrounded by life in late May 2013, at least the oceanic sort. Massive blooms of microscopic, plant-like organisms called phytoplankton spread green over the nearby waters. Phytoplankton typically support an abundance of other fish and marine life.
Cape Arago Lighthouse, Oregon; By Chuck Place
Cape Arago Lighthouse, Oregon, is an image from Chuck Place.
Bay Blues
Satellite observations of Earth’s land and ice surfaces and the open ocean have been incredibly valuable for understanding the processes and rhythms of our planet. But at the intersection of land and sea, many imaging techniques and analyses can get muddy.
Anatomy Of A Swell, Teahupo’o May 2013
Kevin Wallis and the Surfline team investigate the most recent monster swell at the End Of The Road, Teahupo’o, Tahiti.
Jervis Bay, New South Wales
The brilliant sands of Jervis Bay owe their color (or lack of it) to the relentless action of water from old rivers, and rising and falling seas over thousands of years. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the sands around Jervis Bay are the whitest in the world. These sands are also finer than typical ocean beach sand.
10 Wonderfully Unique Beaches
10 Wonderfully Unique Beaches, in pictures.
Weligama, Sri Lanka; By Steve McCurry
Weligama, Sri Lanka, is an image from Steve McCurry.
From Above and Below : Man and the Sea – in pictures
In a stunning new book of photographs, aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, founder of the Good Planet Foundation, and underwater snapper Brian Skerry have teamed up to observe our relationship with the sea. To mark Earth Day, take a dip…