Tasmania Intense Fires
In January 2013, intense bushfires blazed in Tasmania, an island south of Australia. One of the hardest hit towns was Dunalley, a fishing village on the eastern coast.
Storms Reveal Iron Age Skeleton
A series of storms that hit Scotland’s Shetland Islands revealed what archaeologists believe could be 2,000-year-old human remains, dating from the Iron Age.
Domestic Climate Laws Are Essential, says UN
Governments must enact domestic laws on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions if international efforts to stall global warming are to succeed, according to the UN’s climate chief.
Unesco-Designated World Heritage Coast At Risk
A “major development” along Unesco-designated Dorset cove, could jeopardise the distinctive nature and feel of one of the gems of the British coastline, the residents and experts have warned.
Too Big to Flood? Megacities Face Future of Major Storm Risk
As economic activity and populations continue to expand in coastal urban areas, particularly in Asia, hundreds of trillions of dollars of infrastructure, industrial and office buildings, and homes are increasingly at risk from intensifying storms and rising sea levels.
A River of Haze
Air quality has emerged as a significant problem for India and Bangladesh in the past decade. A recent study found that levels of air pollution in large Indian cities increased at some of the fastest rates in the world between 2002 and 2010, faster even than rapidly-growing Chinese cities.
Why The Economy Needs Nature
One of the greatest misconceptions of our time is the idea that there is somehow a choice between economic development and sustaining nature.
America’s Happiest Seaside Towns
For the second year in a row, Coastal Living magazine has published its finalists for the 10 happiest seaside towns.
Famed Roman Shipwreck Reveals More Secrets
Marine archaeologists report they have uncovered new secrets of an ancient Roman shipwreck lost off the Greek coast around 67 BC, filled with statues and the famed amazingly sophisticated astronomical calculator.