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Extreme Storms May Protect Beaches Against Sea-level Rise

May 17, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Extreme Storms May Protect Beaches Against Sea-level Rise

SYDNEY, New South Wales, Australia, May 17, 2022 (ENS) – Climate change is making storms more intense and destructive, but the impact of extreme storms is not wholly negative, an international team of researchers has learned. Sand movements stirred up by extreme weather events could help protect beaches from the impact of sea-level rise by bringing in new sand from deeper waters or from nearby beaches. […]

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Tarry Oil From Unknown Source Fouls Israeli Beaches

February 28, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Tarry Oil From Unknown Source Fouls Israeli Beaches

TEL AVIV, Israel, February 28, 2021 (ENS) – The level of tarry pollution on Israel’s Rosh Hanikra Beach near the Lebanese border is now rated medium-heavy, after new lumps of tar washed ashore on Sunday after volunteers had worked to clean it. New tar was also found on Tel Baruch Beach in Tel Aviv, Bustan Hagalil, and Hamachalim Beach in Haifa. […]