Rivers are delivering a staggering amount of microplastics into the ocean – the Washington Post
Study finds that nearly all of the pollution comes from rivers in developing countries. High plastic use, mismanagement of waste, strong rainfall and high solar radiation are major factors…
What will El Niño bring where you live? Maps show its wide-reaching impacts – the Washington Post
Global weather patterns are starting to change. These forecasts will be updated regularly….
The Pacific Ocean is running a fever. Why that’s an ominous sign – the Washington Post
A marine heat wave covering an area eight times the size of the United States could soon fuel serious storms and extreme heat..
Scientists just got some ancient clues about future sea-level rise – the Washington Post
Tangier Island — off the mainland coast of Virginia — is one of the last inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay. Before colonial settlers arrived in the 1700s, Indigenous people likely traveled to the island in the summer to take advantage of the abundant fish and crabs…Many descendants of the original settlers — with surnames like Crockett, Parks and Thomas — have remained to this day. The isolation has allowed the development of a unique accent, one that some residents describe as a mix between “Southern” and “Elizabethan” English….
Six Outer Banks homes fall into the sea as Humberto, Imelda churn offshore – Washington Post
The houses collapsed Tuesday, and officials warned that more damage is possible in the coming days….
Where does hurricane waste go? We tracked it with Air Tags to find out – the Washington Post
The small 1.54-square-mile Treasure Island would produce over 128,000 cubic yards of debris after the storms — roughly 2 million standard kitchen trash bags worth of waste…
How to eat and drink fewer microplastics – the Washington Post
The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp…
In a first, scientists find microplastics are building up deep in our brains – the Washington Post
A new study shows that microplastics have crossed the blood-brain barrier — and that their numbers are rising…
As Russian oil spill fouls beaches, locals fume over official response – the Washington Post
City invented Australia’s beach culture, environmentalist Richard Gosden says, but all this time ‘it’s been conducted in diluted sewage’…