Ocean Junk : A Sad Litany of the Prosaic and the Strange
For years along the Cornish coast of Britain, Atlantic Ocean currents have carried thousands of Lego pieces onto the beaches. In Kenya, cheap flip-flop sandals are churned relentlessly in the Indian Ocean surf, until finally being spit out onto the sand.
Scientists Foresee Losses as Cities Fight Beach Erosion
Beaches are facing off against a changing climate, and they’re losing ground. Literally.
Gulf Eats Away at Coast Outside Levee-Protected New Orleans
In the past century, more than 1,880 square miles of Louisiana land has turned into open water — an area nearly the size of Delaware. And the loss continues unabated, with an estimated 17 square miles disappearing on average each year.