Tanzania: Total Plastics Use Ban Plan By Next January Remains
The government has reiterated that it won’t back down on its decision to ban the use of plastic bags effective January next year.
Cubans bemoan trashing of island’s beaches
Litter is a problem virtually everywhere in the world. But the trashing of Cuba’s world-class beaches by beachgoers has become so extreme, that tourists are complaining and Cubans bemoan it as a symptom of something amiss in a nation that’s long cherished cleanliness, order and mutual respect.
Authorities investigate source of 30km oil spill in Darwin harbor, Australia
Environmentalists says the spill could be devastating for the harbour’s mangrove and marine ecosystems and those responsible needed to be found.
Marine life dwindles after beach renourishment at Folly Beach, SC
In what’s considered the first study of its kind in South Carolina, a state scientific report says two beach renourishment projects had a long-lasting effect on bugs, small shellfish and worms that lived in areas where offshore-sand mining occurred at Folly Beach.
A Nearly Ice-Free Northwest Passage
For most of the year, the Northwest Passage is frozen and impassible. But during the summer months, the ice melts and breaks up to varying degrees.
Study maps hidden water pollution in U.S. coastal areas
Researchers have uncovered previously hidden sources of ocean pollution along more than 20 percent of America’s coastlines.
Pacific sea level predicts global temperature changes
The amount of sea level rise in the Pacific Ocean can be used to estimate future global surface temperatures, according to a new report led by University of Arizona geoscientists.
Cemex sand mine decision anticipated before years’ end; California
For the Cemex sand mine in Marina, and for those calling for it to be shut down, the hourglass may almost be out of sand.
Experts Clash on Age of Land Bridge Connecting Americas
Finding the age of the Isthmus of Panama – the land bridge connecting the Americas -, has even broader implications. “It’s a fundamental question with major consequences for understanding ecology, evolution and the origin of life today in the seas and land of the Americas…”