News tagged with coastal populations

Genetics of endangered African monkey suggest troubles from warming climate

A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Its genes show that wild drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus), already an overhunted specie ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Global experts question claims about jellyfish populations

Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations – clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked intake lines for power plants ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NOAA releases status on Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary marine resources

NOAA scientists have found that pressure from increasing coastal populations, ship and boat groundings, marine debris, poaching, and climate change are critically threatening the health of the Florida Keys ecosystem. Many ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Strong attachment to local communities made oil spill more stressful for many coastal residents

A major concern related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 was the impact on people living in coastal areas. News reports provided anecdotal evidence that those living along the coast and reliant on the fishing or ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Human impacts of rising oceans will extend well beyond coasts

Identifying the human impact of rising sea levels is far more complex than just looking at coastal cities on a map.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Study uncovers 'de-urbanization' of America (w/ Video)

More than any other populace on Earth, Americans are on the move. Because of factors such as employment, climate or retirement, 14 percent of the U.S. population bounces from place to place every year.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ice Sheets Can Retreat 'In a Geologic Instant,' Study of Prehistoric Glacier Shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Modern glaciers, such as those making up the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, are capable of undergoing periods of rapid shrinkage or retreat, according to new findings by paleoclimatologists ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (62) | comments 20