Island Coasts Can Expand
Some islands in the Pacific could be getting larger, but this doesn’t not necessarily mean sea level rise is not a threat.
Sandy: A Warning Rising Seas Threaten Nuclear Plants
No nuclear power plant in Sandy’s path was in imminent danger of a meltdown, but the force and size of the storm surge served as a warning that rising seas and higher storm surges, could eventually have a devastating effect on the seven low-lying nuclear power generating sites on the Northeast Coast in future hurricanes…
Farming, Fishing and Small Miracles in Coastal Mozambique
Linking marine and land-based livelihood interventions in a place experiencing large pressure on its resource assets.
No Safe Havens in Increasingly Acid Oceans
Oil, gas and coal are contaminating the world’s oceans from top to bottom, threatening the lives of more than 800 million people, a new study warns.
Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Caused Southern Africa Warming
The infamous hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica may have caused warming in southern Africa over the past two decades, researchers say.
Deadly Bacteria Vibrio Can Kill With Little Warning
So far this year, 31 people across Florida have been infected by the severe strain of vibrio vulnificus, an infection caused by a bacteria found in warm salt water, and 10 have died.
Extrusive Volcanism Formed the Hawaiian Islands
A recent study changes the understanding of how the Hawaiian Islands formed. Scientists have determined that it is the eruptions of lava on the surface, extrusion, which grow Hawaiian volcanoes, rather than internal emplacement of magma, as was previously thought.
Native Tribes’ Traditional Knowledge Can Help US Adapt to Climate Change
New England’s Native tribes, whose sustainable ways of farming, forestry, hunting and land and water management were devastated by European colonists four centuries ago, can help modern America adapt to climate change.
Long Island Sound Region at Night
Long Island Sound is an estuary along the upper East Coast of the United States, bounded by Long Island (New York state) to the south, the coastline of Connecticut to the north, and the southeasternmost coastline of New York to the west.