Full Coverage: Oceans
May 2008
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05/15/2008
The clearing of mangroves along Myanmar’s coast exposed communities to greater risks during cyclone Nargis, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Intact and dense coastal vegetation can reduce impacts of stormy waves and act as windbreaks in reducing devastation.
Read moreRelated: [Myanmar] [South Asia] [Environment] [Conservation] |
05/03/2008
"Dead zones" containing too little oxygen for fish to breathe are growing as global temperatures increase.
Read moreFrom: New Scientist Related: [Fisheries] [Climate Change] |
05/01/2008
Environmental activist Sunita Narain offers a glimpse of what the future holds for coastal towns and villages as sea waters rise at a high rate. Climate change, rising salinity in waters and intense winds are eroding and depressing land at the same time in the Sunderbans, leaving people with no ways to survival.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [India] [Land] [Environment] [Climate Change] Image: Sunita Narain
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