How the Klamath Dams Came Down – Grist Magazine
Last year, tribal nations in Oregon and California won a decades-long fight for the largest dam removal in U.S. history.
This is their story…
Coastal erosion threatens this ancient city — and others much closer to home – USC Today
USC research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers nature-based solutions for protecting coastal cities globally, including those in California….
Eroding homes: Ghana’s disappearing coastal communities – Dialogue Earth
Villages like Fuveme and Dzakplagbe in the south-east are being lost to rising seas, which threaten over seven million Ghanaians…
A Scenic California Rail Line Sits on an Eroding Cliff. Where Should the Tracks Go? – the New York Times
In the city of Del Mar, near San Diego, most agree the train tracks must move off eroding bluffs. But debate over its new route has stalled the project while climate change raises the risks. …
Global sea level rose higher than expected last year. Here’s why – the Washington Post
The rate of global sea level rise follows a trend of rapidly increasing rates over the past 30 years…
Trump Administration Launches All-Out Assault on Environmental Protection – Inside Climate News
Environmentalists vow to fight “the greatest increase in pollution in decades.”…
Bad News for the Oceans and the Earth – Gary Griggs | Op-Ed
Decisions made and actions taken over the past several weeks in Washington, D.C. by the new administration are going to have a profound, negative and lasting impact on the health of the oceans and the Earth as a whole…
A city looked at the sea as a blessing. It’s now sinking into it – the Independent
The ocean has now become an existential threat…
A coastal California community is sliding 4 inches a week toward the ocean – SFGate
Residents in scenic communities along the coast of Southern California have known for years that the Palos Verdes Peninsula is prone to landslides, but new research from NASA reveals a startling speed at which the Los Angeles subregion is shifting into the sea. …