The Jersey Shore’s “ghost tracks”
They are called the “ghost tracks” of Cape May County beach. And until a couple of years ago, no one had seen them in about 80 years.
Reinforce and Build: The vicious cycle driving development on Florida’s most fragile beaches
This is the story of modern-day Florida, where the landscapes most susceptible to drowning and destruction are also the targets of both rampant development and beach nourishment — the process of shoring up eroding coastal landscapes with sand.
Mystery of hundreds of thousands of dead fish on Cornish beach solved, UK
The mystery of why hundreds of thousands of fish were found washed up on a Cornish beach over the weekend has been solved: they were dumped by a trawler that caught too many sardines in shallow water.
When the coral disappears, so will they
By now, the storyline should be familiar: We humans are burning loads of fossil fuels and chopping down the rainforest, and that’s causing the atmosphere to heat up rapidly. The ocean is storing much of that heat. Beneath the surface, there’s evidence of a mass extinction brewing. Coral are among the silent victims, and the results are undeniable. That’s true regardless of who’s in the White House…
Busy Times at the World’s Largest Polar Bear Prison
Sea ice has done some extremely odd things in 2016, as climate change is reshaping the Arctic faster than the rest of the planet. According to a new study, there’s a 71 percent chance that the global polar bear population will fall by over 30 percent in the next three decades. The only hope for the polar bear is to reduce carbon emissions, in the hope that the runaway pace of Arctic warming will eventually stabilize and reverse.
Some Of The Most Dangerous Beaches In The World
Nestled in some of the most incredible locations around the world, these beaches hide potentially dangerous secrets.
New Sea-Level Rise Projection Raises Threat to World’s Coasts
About one-quarter of the world’s population lives in coastal areas that will be unlivable by the year 2100 because of rising sea levels, researchers say.
Age-Old Problem: River in Jordan Polluted by Copper 7,000 Years Ago
The first river polluted by humanity may have been discovered in the Wadi Faynan region of southern Jordan, contaminated by copper about 7,000 years ago, a new study finds.
Close Look at a Crack on Larsen C
The rift in Larsen C measures about 100 meters (300 feet) wide and cuts about half a kilometer (one-third of a mile) deep—completely through to the bottom of the ice shelf. While the rift is long and growing longer, it does not yet reach across the entire shelf. When that happens, Larsen C will shed an iceberg about the size of Delaware.