The Fatal Shore, Awash in Plastic
A recent typhoon off Hong Kong washed half a dozen shipping containers overboard, and it wasn’t long before the cargo, 150 tons of tiny plastic beads, began washing up on the beaches. Local fish farmers also started finding the plastic in the stomachs of their fish…
Carbon Release from Collapsing Coastal Permafrost, Arctic Siberia
Thermal collapse of the carbon-rich, permafrost-covered coasts may accelerate with warming of the Arctic climate.