Sea Foam Covers Beach Town In Australia

Following a tropical storm, sea foam whipped up along the Sunshine Coast of Australia was so intense that it covered the streets of a beach town and rose high enough to nearly block traffic lights. Though the foam is not considered hazardous to humans, it’s not entirely without health and environmental effects.

The Scariest Environmental Fact in the World

As the data show, China is now burning almost as much coal as the rest of the world, combined. And despite impressive support from Beijing for renewable energy and a dawning understanding about the dangers of air pollution, coal use in China is poised to continue rising, if slower than it has in recent years…