Hurricanes Likely to Get Stronger and More Frequent
Hurricanes are Mother Nature’s largest and most destructive storms. Fed by warm ocean waters and moist atmospheric conditions, about 90 such storms, also known as tropical cyclones, form worldwide each year. With the population of coastal areas growing daily and sea level on the rise, how these monster storms may change as the climate continues to warm is an increasingly urgent question facing climate scientists, insurance companies, and public officials.
Litterati: A Global Digital Landfill of Instagrammed Trash
By combining technology, social awareness and art, the Litterati is tackling this ever-escalating problem one piece of litter at a time. A photographic view of pollution omnipresence.
Crews Work to Seal Leaking Oil and Gas Well off Louisiana Coast
Crews worked Wednesday to seal an old oil and gas well off the Louisiana coast that began leaking during work to plug it permanently.