Coasts and Oceans

Dead, leafless trees stand tall within a salt marsh on Maryland's coast.
Ghost Forests Could Provide Respite for Marsh Birds as Coastal Habitat Disappears
January 05, 2022 — Scientists want to ensure that swaths of trees killed by saltwater flooding are more than dead forest, but become quality marsh habitat for birds.
Pelicans, spoonbills, and herons nest on Cat Island, where oil washed ashore in May 2010. The spill sped the land鈥檚 ongoing erosion; today it鈥檚 underwater. Daniel Beltr谩
Ten Years Later: Reflections on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
April 13, 2020 — 约炮视频 magazine asked four writers to contemplate what has and hasn't changed in the aftermath of the Gulf catastrophe.