Sand dredging reshapes Lagos, Nigeria, and creates peril
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets…
Africa’s megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk
LAGOS, Nigeria — Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into…
The World’s Oceans Soaked Up Record-Breaking Heat for the 9th Straight Year
It would take roughly 365 million Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs to release the amount of energy the world’s oceans…
Christmas Island plastics pollution battle for turtles
Christmas Island’s Greta Beach should be one of Australia’s most prized stretches of sand and a haven for…
These are the 66 global organizations the Trump administration is leaving
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it’s going to depart 66 international organizations, nearly half them affiliated with…
In Antarctica, photos show a remote area teeming with life amid growing risks from climate change | Region
ANTARCTICA (AP) — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn’t…
Landmark Paris Agreement set a path to slow warming. The world hasn’t stayed on it
The world has changed dramatically in the decade since leaders celebrated a historic climate agreement in Paris a…
Rescuers and aid workers bring relief to hurricane-hit Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and…
Tropical Storm Melissa brings flood risk to Jamaica and Hispaniola
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a…
The $2.5 trillion ocean economy is at a crossroads. Capital must act now
Today, the blue economy, valued at roughly $2.5 trillion annually, stands at a crossroads: either we continue business…
Humberto is now a powerful Category 4 hurricane
MIAMI (AP) — Dangerous tropical weather brewed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean with Humberto intensifying into a powerful…
Strategies to Cultivate Seagrass Meadows
Original story from the University of Liège (Belgium). The transplantation method used to restore seagrass meadows has a…