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Goa partners with World Bank to tackle sea level rise, coastal erosion and other climate change-related hazards
Studies have shown that about 80% of the Goan population lives in low-lying coastal areas, making i…
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A beachfront home collapsed into the ocean, spreading debris across miles of the North Carolina shore
Federal officials warned visitors that debris from the Rodanthe home had spread more than seven mil…
Erin Snodgrass
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CM Pramod Sawant urges IIT-Goa to help against sea erosion, micro-plastic threats
IIT Goa should play a significant role in solving environmental issues faced by the state. Goa is k…
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant urges IIT-Goa to endure the threat of sea erosion, microplastic menace
The threat of microplastic in our food chain, mainly fish, is looming. "I expect IIT Goa will condu…
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Louisiana's coastline is rapidly deteriorating. A nonprofit is teaming up with restaurants to rebuild it using recycled oyster shells.
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana uses oyster shells from New Orleans restaurants to creat…
Elle Hardy
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Coastal Andhra on alert as 'Gulab' set to make landfall
Authorities in north coastal Andhra districts were alerted to be prepared as the region is likel…
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A couple paid $1.6 million to move their Nantucket mansion away from an eroding bluff, and it's an increasingly common problem wealthy, coastal dwellers will have to face
Environmental changes are having devastating impacts on real estate across the country. Business In…
Libertina Brandt
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A Controversial Law Is Threatening The Future Of Coastal North Carolina Communities
House Bill 819 was introduced in mid-2011 in response to a 2010 sea-level report compiled by the No…
Chelsea Harvey
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Nantucket's wealthy had another problem on their beaches this week
A wind turbine blade broke near Nantucket, causing beaches to close as debris littered the sand and…
Madeline Berg
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Nantucket beach house sells for 90% off and its new owner predicts it won't survive another year
The seller sold the Nantucket property to her neighbor, who knows it's on borrowed time. "Inevitabl…
Thibault Spirlet
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Homes on billionaire hot spot Nantucket are falling into the ocean at an alarming rate but the wealthy won't stop buying
Nantucket is a billionaire holiday hot spot, but erosion is making homes fall into the ocean. That …
Madeline Berg,Dan Latu
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Homeowners spent $600,000 on a Hail Mary to save their beachfront homes from flooding. The sand dune collapsed after 3 days, and saved the homes, but was it worth it?
Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts, residents spent $600K on a human-made sand dune to protect surfside…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Billionaire's million-dollar Nantucket beach house has officially been swept away
Billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht's Nantucket beach house has been demolished due to severe ero…
Madeline Berg,Dan Latu
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Cyclone 'Remal' intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; To hit West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts Sunday night
Cyclone 'Remal' has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is expected to make landfall betwe…
PTI
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The deadly cost of America's housing crisis
America's inability to build enough homes in safe areas is pushing people to buy houses that are in…
Ned Resnikoff
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An 'ice-free' summer awaits the Arctic within ten years, study finds!
Although Arctic ice has been steadily diminishing over the past fifty years, the most dramatic decl…
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Japan is bracing for a tsunami with waves as high as 10 feet after more than 20 earthquakes hit in just over 90 minutes
Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV urged people to flee to high land or the top of a nearby buildin…
Marianne Guenot
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Another house has collapsed into the ocean in North Carolina, and its owner will now have to clean up all the debris
This is the fourth home in Rodanthe, North Carolina, to have been swept into the sea in the last ye…
Amanda Goh
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Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal: Where wilderness meets the mangroves
Nestled in the southern delta region of West Bengal, India, the Sundarbans National Park stands as …
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High-powered satellites have made blue-carbon credits a reality. But they still face accuracy and scalability issues.
Credits linked to the capture of carbon in the world's waters offer huge promise, but field researc…