First inland South Carolina tract purchased in Cape Romain effort to save habitat as seas rise
The vast island seascape of the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge just gained a first tiny foothold on what could be its future.
Protecting The Netherlands’ Vulnerable Coasts With A ‘Sand Motor’
Along the southwestern coast of the Netherlands, not far from The Hague, kite surfers glide on the waves around a huge sand peninsula where beachcombers photograph seagulls. But the peninsula is more than just a recreation spot. It’s also an experiment in coastal management: It keeps the sea away from nearby cities.
As oceans warm, the World’s kelp forests begin to disappear
Kelp forests — luxuriant coastal ecosystems that are home to a wide variety of marine biodiversity — are being wiped out from Tasmania to California, replaced by sea urchin barrens that are nearly devoid of life.
Sand miners are stripping bare Moroccan beaches; By Ghalia Kadiri / Le Monde
Legal and illegal sand miners are competing in the race to provide sand for use in the construction industry. The traffic is such that entire beaches are disappearing.
In Puerto Rico town of Rincón, beach slowly replenishes itself, but uncertainty remains
Rincón, known for its sunsets and as Puerto Rico’s surfing capital, is a place that easily captivates its visitors. It is where the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean meet.
If we act on climate change now, the economic prize will be immense
Nearly 7,500 cities worldwide have already come together to promote and support climate action. They know that sustainable cities are successful cities.
Desperate Need to Halt ‘World’s Largest Killer’: Pollution
Now that the lights of the UN climate change summit’s meeting rooms having been turned off in Bonn, after a week of intense negotiations and some partial results, another major environmental event is now schedule in Nairobi, this time to search for ways to halt the world’s major killer: pollution.
Seafloor sediments appear to enhance earthquake and tsunami danger in Pacific Northwest
The Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast of the Pacific Northwest has all the ingredients for making powerful earthquakes—and according to the geological record, the region is due for its next “big one.”
The global resource shortage you have never heard about
If someone were to ask you to name the most-extracted materials on Earth, you might answer with fossil fuels or biomass. However, by weight, the answer is actually sand and gravel.