To quote The Tico Times and AFP, Costa Rica recently passed a “watered-down” anti-plastics law that that regulates the use of plastics in a limited way. Environmentalists argue that this is only a prohibition on plastic straws. The Costa Rican congress approved this week a project that regulates the use of plastics, but authorities and […]
via Costa Rica passes watered-down anti-plastics law — Repeating Islands
Christopher Jobson Landscape photographer Timothy Corbin recently captured some stunning photos of ice-laden tress on the shore of Lake Ontario. It’s amazing is to see the evidence of what must have been hours of violent waves creating layers of ice that now hover over water or ice that’s now perfectly serene. You can see a […]
Maria Bakkalapulo (The Guardian) writes about the effects of climate change, natural disasters, and looming “sand wars.” The sun is out, as usual, in the town of Surfside. Less than 10 miles north of Miami’s world-famous South Beach, just a square mile in size with a population near 6,000, it’s a typically prosperous American seaside community. […]
via ‘Sand wars’: the battle to replenish Florida’s beaches amid climate crisis — Repeating Islands
The Guardian’s Neil Tweedie reports on how the insatiable demand of the global building boom has unleashed an illegal market in sand. He writes that “Gangs are now stealing pristine beaches to order and paradise islands are being dredged and sold to the construction industry.” This is a serious concern at the local and global […]
via Riddle of the sands: the truth behind stolen beaches and dredged islands — Repeating Islands
The LA Times reports Usually it’s humans who are responsible for polluting natural ecosystems. But on Anacapa and Santa Barbara islands, gulls appear to be the ones spoiling the wild habitat with processed food and puked-up trash. Read full story at Seagulls’ love of In-N-Out may be changing the Channel Islands – Los Angeles Times
via Seagulls’ love of In-N-Out may be changing the Channel Islands — Natural History Wanderings
The Tico Times reported today that thousands of sea turtles came ashore Thursday and Friday in the latest arribada, a mass nesting that can last several days. Watch several videos and see a photo gallery of the spectacular event at Ostional Beach (Costa Rica) in The Tico Times. Here are excerpts of the article. During a […]
via Thousands of sea turtles come to shore in massive “arribada” — Repeating Islands
According to France Antilles, during his recent visit to Guadeloupe, French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe spoke about the damage caused by the Sargassum seaweed that is proliferating throughout the Caribbean, and insisted that the long-term struggle against the seaweed will go through international cooperation, rather than national plans. [. . .] There was no possibility […]
via Sargasso: In Guadeloupe, PM focuses on international struggle — Repeating Islands
