Tag: Coasts
Redwood trees have two types of leaves, scientists find – a...
Alana Chin, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Coast redwoods are amazing trees that scientists have studied for generations....
California’s latest offshore oil spill could fuel pressure to end oil...
Charles Lester, University of California Santa Barbara
An oil spill first reported on Oct. 2, 2021, has released thousands...
A 20-foot sea wall won’t save Miami – how living structures...
Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos, University of Miami and Brian Haus, University of Miami
Miami is all about the water and living...
Why ocean pollution is a clear danger to human health
Jacqueline McGlade, UCL and Philip Landrigan, Boston College
Ocean pollution is widespread, worsening, and poses a clear and present...
Restoring seagrasses can bring coastal bays back to life
Robert J. Orth, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Jonathan Lefcheck, Smithsonian Institution, and Karen McGlathery, University of Virginia
A century ago Virginia’s coastal lagoons were...
Protecting mangroves can prevent billions of dollars in global flooding damage...
Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz and Pelayo Menéndez, University of California, Santa Cruz
Hurricanes and tropical storms are estimated to cost the U.S....
Hydropower dams can harm coastal areas far downstream
Paula Ezcurra, University of California San Diego and Octavio Aburto, University of California San Diego
Thousands of hydroelectric dams are under construction around the world,...
As climate change erodes US coastlines, an invasive plant could become...
Judith Weis, Rutgers University Newark
Many invasive species are found along U.S. coasts, including fishes, crabs, mollusks and marsh grasses. Since the general opinion...
EXPLORING NATURE
Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s...
Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed more than 10,000 structures, many...
