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.
Flooding in Venice could be preview of things to come for coastal cities
Venice has been racked by unprecedented flooding in recent months. Soon, other cities could see similar situations.
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
Engineers build vacuum to clean microplastics in sand
Hawaii’s Kamilo Beach (AKA “Trash Beach”) received a trial cleaning from the Hoola One. The machine was designed by a group of engineers from the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada.
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.
The Best Islands for Beaches: 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards
Here are the island beaches loved most on year 2019.
The missing 99%: why can’t we find the vast majority of ocean plastic?
What scientists can see and measure, in the garbage patches and on beaches, accounts for only a tiny fraction of the total plastic entering the water.
We are seeing the very worst of our scientific predictions come to pass in these bushfires
A climate scientist is wondering if the Earth system has now breached a tipping point.
The plastic polluters won 2019 – and we’re running out of time to stop them
Further steps have been taken to clean up beaches and seas in 2019 – but much more needs to be done .