Rising Seas To Have Uneven Consequences For California Beach Towns
There will be winners and there will be losers as Southern California beaches erode unevenly in response to rising sea levels over the next century, according to a new study. Using models to project how climate change would alter the width of the sand, attendance and visitor spending at 51 public beaches in Los Angeles and OC counties, a team of researchers examined the physical and economic effects of permanent beach loss…
Artists and Scientists to Study L’Île de la Passion
Twenty artists and scientists from eight countries set sail Thursday for L’ Île de la Passion, or Clipperton Island, an isolated French atoll off Mexico’s Pacific coast, to investigate effects of climate change and the island’s history…
Isles Bay Beach, Montserrat; Katie Peek & Robert Young
Isles Bay Beach is a small, embayed beach located on the western side of the Caribbean Island of Montserrat. This mountainous island is a British oversees territory, less than 20 square miles in area and dominated primarily by the Soufriere Hill Volcano.
Byron Bay, Australia; By Hubert Cecil
Byron Bay is an image from Hubert Cecil.