Making the Deep Blue Sea Green Again
The UN Oceans Conference planned for June 2017 aims to create a more coordinated global approach to protecting the world’s oceans from rising threats such as acidification, plastic litter, rising sea levels and declining fish stocks.
Five must-visit beaches on Mexico’s most laid-back coast
Last year, over 25 million Americans flocked south of the border to bask in the country’s sun and sand. And while Mexico’s bustling capital city and beach resort spots like Cancun tend to trap most of the tourists, the southeastern coastal state of Oaxaca, with its pristine Pacific coastline, is quietly attracting more and more people.
Earth Has a Hidden 8th Continent
Earth has eight continents, and world maps should reflect this, geologists say.
Line drawn in the sand between beach access and protection
Even on such a soggy, San Francisco day, people still enjoy city beaches. It’s incredible that 19th-century legislators had the foresight to preserve coastal areas as a public right in the California Constitution. For more than 40 years, the California Coastal Act has further protected “maximum access” to the coast “for all the people.”
Families beg for closure of N.J. beach where 3 died after sand gave way
Relatives of three people who died when the sand at a New Jersey beach gave way beneath their feet begged a judge to permanently close the beach, saying it’s only a matter of time before someone else dies there.
Underwater eruption near Tongatapu: an island may form temporarily
A turquoise plume of water is coming from a seamount located 33 kilometers (20 miles) from Tonga’s main island of Tongatapu.
Long-lost continent found submerged deep under Indian Ocean
An ancient continent that was once sandwiched between India and Madagascar now lies scattered on the bottom of the Indian Ocean. Although Mauritius is only 8 million years old, some sparkly, iridescent flecks of rocks known as zircons crystals, found on the island’s beaches, date back almost 2 billions of years.
The Treacherous and Productive Seas of Southern Africa
The convergence of two ocean currents—one warm and one cold—in the shallow waters of Agulhas Bank produces turbulent and unpredictable waters.
Lava Delta Collapses into Sea
Lava deltas are fan-shaped patches of new land that form along coasts when lava flows directly into the ocean. When they are built on steep marine slopes, they can easily collapse. Around 2:45 p.m. local time on December 31, 2016, unstable volcanic terrain began to tumble into the sea at Kamokuna, an area where lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano pours into the sea.