“we can show that their root mats also bind together the underwater sand dunes, effectively reinforcing them.” Eduardo Infantes, a Marine Biologist at the University of Gothenburg
Seagrass Meadows & Preventing Coastal Erosion
Exploring A Virtual Skara Brae
The model, available to view on Sketchfab, allows virtual visitors an immersive digital experience of the Neolithic settlement, including the opportunity to gain virtual access to House 7
Climate Activists Highlight Orkney’s Rising Sea Levels #COP26
A small but dedicated group of Orcadian climate activists held a short demonstration today, 30th October at the sea defences in Kirkwall.
Orkney Demo to Highlight Rising Sea Levels #COP26
The event will start at 12noon on Saturday 30th October with participants gathering in Ayre Mills Car Park, before spreading out in a human chain towards the town centre along the cycle path and sea flood defences by Ayre Road
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS!!!
“the public are again invited to contribute to ‘A People’s Archive of Sinking and Melting’ by Amy Balkin”
‘Everybody’s Been Surfin’ – Surfin’ at Skaill Bay………..’
“I’d had a bad night – didn’t sleep much – so we thought a gentle stroll along the sand at Skaill Bay would be just right “
Unstable Cliffs!
“We first visited the Brough of Deerness about 20 years ago, when we accessed the small bay by a flight of wooden steps. “
How Waves & Rain Contribute to Cliff Erosion
“We can now better predict how much erosion will occur during a particular storm using the wave and rainfall erosion relationship that we’ve identified here.”
Crisis In The Caspian Sea: Major Threat to Biodiversity
The Caspian Sea is a land-locked lake, but it is the largest on the planet (371.000 km2), and quite salty. Since the 1990’s, the water level has been dropping a few centimeters every year. This drop will accelerate during the upcoming decades.
Exhibition Seeks Objects From Areas Under Threat of Coastal Erosion
People living in Scotland’s vulnerable coastal areas are being asked to make their mark on an exhibition addressing key environmental concerns.
