Earth Overshoot Day 2017: August 2nd
Earth Overshoot Day will arrive on August 2 this year, according to environmental groups WWF and Global Footprint Network. It means humanity will be living on “credit” for the rest of the year. It’s the earliest date since the day was first calculated in 1971.
Higher seas to flood dozens of US cities, study says; is yours one of them?
For the past several years, scientists have been trying to get people to wake up to the dangers that lie ahead in rising seas due to climate change. A comprehensive list now names hundreds of US cities, large and small, that may not make it through the next 20, 50 or 80 years due to sea level rise.
23 of the cleanest beaches to visit in Cornwall this summer, UK
Cornwall has more miles of coastline and more Blue Flag beaches than anywhere else in the UK, plus hundreds of hidden coves that are simply beautiful.
Column: High-rises spell the end for Florida beaches; By Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper
Floridians are becoming more attuned to sea level rise and more familiar with nuisance flooding related to the rising sea. However, we believe there is less recognition that by century’s end it is likely that most of Florida’s major beaches will be permanently gone.
Trouble in paradise: the Canary Island beach accused of illegally importing sand
Investigation launched into allegations that sand in Gran Canaria resort was sourced from Africa’s last colony, in breach of international law.
Where global warming gets real: inside Nasa’s mission to the north pole
For 10 years, Nasa has been flying over the ice caps to chart their retreat. This data is an invaluable record of climate change…
When the Land Stains the Sea
Where Pakistan’s coast meets the Arabian Sea, arid terrain contrasts sharply with the open waters beyond it. Sometimes the two overlap, and the land bleeds into the water.
Seawalls: Ecological effects of coastal armoring in soft sediment environments
For nearly a century, America’s coasts — particularly those with large urban populations — have been armored with human made structures such as seawalls. These structures essentially draw a line in the sand that constrains the ability of the shoreline to respond to changes in sea level and other dynamic coastal processes.
Plastic garbage patch bigger than Mexico found in Pacific
Yet another floating mass of microscopic plastic has been discovered in the ocean, and it is mind-blowingly vast.