Sea-Level Rise Drives Shoreline Retreat in Hawaii
Sea-level rise has been isolated as a principal cause of coastal erosion in Hawaii.
Study Links Mercury Levels In Fish To Coal-Fired Power Plants
As if you needed another reason to cringe at the number of coal-fired power plants operating on our fragile Earth, a new study published in Nature Geoscience links power plants in China and India to the ever-increasing mercury levels of fish in the Pacific Ocean…
Tsunami on the Delaware River? Study of Historical Quake and Early East Coast Seismicity
A newly published paper concludes that a modest (one-foot) tsunami-like event on the East Coast was generated in the past by a large offshore earthquake. This result may have potential ramifications for emergency management professionals, government officials, businesses and the general public.
Fukushima Radiation Leaks Reach Deadly New High
On Wednesday the country’s nuclear regulation authority said radiation readings near water storage tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have increased to a new high, with emissions above the ground near one group of tanks were as high as 2,200 millisieverts [mSv] per hour, a rise of 20% from the previous high.