The damages caused by Singapore’s insatiable thirst for land
Fuelled by Singapore’s land and construction demands sand mining is wreaking environmental destruction across south-east Asia.
Isle Grand Terre, Louisiana; By Adam Griffith & Robert Young
Two months ago, few people had heard of the ironically-named Isle Grand Terre.
Cap collects some Gulf oil; crude washes into Fla.
Waves of gooey tar balls crashed into the white sands of the Florida Panhandle on Friday as BP engineers adjusted a sophisticated cap over the Gulf oil gusher.
A Challenge to Florida Beach-Driving Tradition
Driving on the beach is a long-standing tradition in many areas of the United States. Questions linger after a 4-year-old girl from the United Kingdom was hit and killed by a car on the sand along Daytona Beach.
A Feast Interrupted
Every few days, in some places as often as twice a day, tractors roll along a hundred miles or so of sandy beaches in southern California, changing rich coastal habitats into barren plains of unstable sand.
How the Gulf Oil Spill Hurt Animals
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico threatens hundreds of species, and some of its effects may not be felt for months or longer.