Half of the world's beaches could disappear by the end of the century due to coastal erosion, according to a new study led by the JRC.
World’s Sandy Beaches Under Threat From Climate Change
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Over 60 Per Cent Of Myanmar’s Mangroves Deforested In The Last 20 Years
Mangroves account for only 0.7 per cent of the Earth’s tropical forest area, but they are among the world’s most productive and important ecosystems.
Ocean Changes Almost Starved Life of Oxygen
Chemical changes in the oceans more than 800 million years ago almost destroyed the oxygen-rich atmosphere that paved the way for complex life on Earth, new research suggests.
Early Earth May Have Been A 'waterworld'
Kevin Costner, eat your heart out. New research shows that the early Earth, home to some of our planet’s first lifeforms, may have been a real-life “waterworld”—without a continent in sight.
Fallowing Cattle-Feed Farmland Simplest Way to Alleviate Western Water Shortage, FEWSION-Based Study Finds
All over the world, the rate at which humans consume fresh water is now approaching or surpassing the rate at which water sources are being naturally replenished, creating water shortages for people and ecosystems.
Is There A Technological Solution To Aquatic Dead Zones?
Could pumping oxygen-rich surface water into the depths of lakes, estuaries, and coastal ocean waters help ameliorate dangerous dead zones?
