Experiencing an International Coastal Clean-up Day
Inspiration is often truly found in the most subtle and inconspicuous ways…
Where You Can and Cannot Dig at the Beach
Building sand castles on Florida’s beaches, poses problem, tell oil-hunting reporters.
7 Ways to Kick the Plastic Habits
One real culprit of our oil addiction is plastic, and most of it ends up on our coasts, beaches and oceans.
Exploring links between Ocean Warming, Stronger Hurricanes and low-lying coastal zones
In an interview with Yale Environment, MIT meteorologist discusses current thinking on how higher sea surface temperatures are likely to lead to stronger hurricanes, thus believing subsidies and bailouts encouraging people to live in vulnerable, low-lying coastal zones are folly.
Ending the Oceans’ ‘Tragedy of the Commons’
Leading international marine scientists are proposing radical changes in the governance of the world’s oceans to rescue them from overfishing, pollution and other human impacts.
9 Surprising Diseases You Can Catch at the Beach
While oiled beaches are making the most headlines this summer, there are numerous other contamination that can be found at the beach.
The Women Sand Thieves, Video
Every day, hundreds of women scrape, shovel, dig, sift and hoard beach sand by the tons.
Gulf oil spill poses unique health challenges
Even though oil spills are fairly common worldwide, scientists say there’s surprisingly little research on how they affect human health.
PSDS: Louisiana Oil Spill Aerial View, Flight 3
Latest images taken by Scientists at the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines.