Unsustainable sand mining is threatening lives along the Mekong River in Cambodia

Sand river mining in the Puna Tsang Chu, Punakha, Bhutan, January 2020. Photograph:Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care. As of 2011-2012, when investigative filmmaker Denis Delestrac and team, were first collecting and unveiling sand mining datas and information from the professionals involved, they found and reported that “the Sand business was estimated to be a […]
Climate change has pushed the world’s oceans to record temperatures

The world’s oceans were warmer in 2019 than at any time in recorded history, a new analysis confirms.
NASA, NOAA Analyses Reveal 2019 Second Warmest Year on Record

According to independent analyses by NASA and NOAA, Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2019 were the second warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880.
Dramatic Video Shows How Sneaky Sneaker Waves Can Be

The destructive power of sneaker waves was on full display this past weekend, with a heartbreaking tragedy in Oregon, where two children — one of whom died while the other is missing — were swept off of a beach.
Venice canals almost dry, two months after severe floods

Low tides have left canals in Venice almost dry, just two months after severe flooding left much of the Italian city under water.
A great carbon reckoning comes to architecture

Practitioners have finally begun taking a more nuanced approach to the carbon emitted by new buildings. Are they too late?
Greenland’s Rapid Melt Will Mean More Flooding

The Greenland Ice Sheet is rapidly melting, having lost 3.8 trillion tons of ice between 1992 and 2018. Changes to the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are of considerable societal importance, as they directly impact global sea levels, which are a result of climate change.
Flooding in Venice could be preview of things to come for coastal cities

Venice has been racked by unprecedented flooding in recent months. Soon, other cities could see similar situations.
Collaborative Conservation Approach for Endangered Reef Fish Yields Dramatic Results

Nassau Grouper populations increased threefold in response to dynamic fishing management actions in the Cayman Islands