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.
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.
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
Chinese paddlefish extinct after surviving 150 million years
The Chinese paddlefish — one of the world’s largest freshwater fish — has officially been declared extinct after surviving some 150 million years. The giant species, which measured as long as 23 feet and weighed as much as 1,100 pounds, has been killed off by overfishing and dam construction.
California is suing a Silicon Valley billionaire for blocking public access to a beach
For nearly a century, people flocked to Martin’s Beach, a picturesque stretch of sand just south of Half Moon Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area. Then in 2008, Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla, through two limited liability companies, bought two large pieces of land next to the popular beach, which happened to contain the only viable public path to the shore.