Investing in Renewable Energy Means Investing in Lives
Residents of Albion, a small village in Pointe-aux-Caves, western Mauritius, say that by opposing the construction of a new coal power plant near their homes, they are defending their constitutional right to live.
Southern California Sagebrush Better Suited to Climate Change
California sagebrush, also known as “cowboy cologne,” is the fragrant gray-green shrub that once filled area ranch land. It’s found on coastal hillsides for more than 400 miles along California’s Pacific coast. Only about 10 percent of its original habitat remains.
Building a Sustainable Lobster Fishery Off Honduras
The eastern coast of Honduras is a rugged, largely undeveloped place called the Moskitia. Draped in wetland forest and punctuated by saltwater lagoons, it is home to four indigenous groups…
Rivers of blood: the dead pigs rotting in China’s water supply
Standing on the quay, Mrs Wu jokes that there are more pigs than fish in Jiapingtang river. But she isn’t smiling…
Rise In Beaches Failing Safety Standards
The number of UK beaches failing to meet minimum standards for water quality has risen following last year’s wet summer.
More than half of U.S. rivers unsuitable for aquatic life, EPA
More than half of the country’s rivers and streams are in poor biological health, unable to support healthy populations of aquatic insects and other creatures, according to a new nationwide survey released Tuesday.
Scientists Link Frozen Spring To Dramatic Arctic Sea Ice Loss
Climate scientists have linked the massive snowstorms and bitter spring weather now being experienced across Britain and large parts of Europe and North America to the dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice.
Icebergs and Sea Ice off the Mawson Coast
As the Antarctic summer drew to a close in March 2013, sea ice and icebergs floated along the Mawson Coast of East Antarctica. Ice shelves are thick slabs of ice attached to the coastline. Multiple ice shelves occur along the Antarctic Coast, and chunks are regularly breaking off into icebergs that get caught in the ocean currents and circle the continent for years.
When Giant Waves Strike, In Pictures
In an age of global warming and rising seas, featured are rare image of giant waves threatening towns, ships and coastal ecosystems.