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Anak Krakatau eruption eases but more flights are canceled in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia extended the closure of several airports and shifted schools to remote learning in…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AsiaPacific #Business #CA #Canada #Generalnews #Indonesia #InternationalNews #Science #Tsunamis #Volcanoes #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/722524/

California researchers find way to pinpoint major earthquake hotspots

Researchers at a public university in California say they have developed a way to identify the most likely…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #California #Earthquakes #Losangeles #Metro #Research #Tsunamis #universityofcalifornia #USNews
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/839023/

California researchers find way to pinpoint major earthquake hotspots

Researchers at a public university in California say they have developed a way to identify the most likely…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #California #Earthquakes #Losangeles #Metro #Research #Tsunamis #universityofcalifornia #USNews
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/839023/

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire
By Bill McGuire

In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Climatecrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #Naturaldisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #BillMcGuire

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire
By Bill McGuire

In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Climatecrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #Naturaldisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #BillMcGuire

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire
By Bill McGuire

In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Climatecrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #Naturaldisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #BillMcGuire

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire
By Bill McGuire

In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Climatecrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #Naturaldisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #BillMcGuire

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire
By Bill McGuire

In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Climatecrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #Naturaldisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #BillMcGuire

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps #NepaltibetFloodDisaster #ClimateCrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #NaturalDisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #ExtremeWeather

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps #NepaltibetFloodDisaster #ClimateCrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #NaturalDisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #ExtremeWeather

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps #NepaltibetFloodDisaster #ClimateCrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #NaturalDisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #ExtremeWeather

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps #NepaltibetFloodDisaster #ClimateCrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #NaturalDisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #ExtremeWeather

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps #NepaltibetFloodDisaster #ClimateCrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #NaturalDisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #ExtremeWeather

Rescuers dig through rubble and landslides after Indonesia quake kills 47 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/779918/ #Baseball #Earthquakes #GeneralNews #i #LandslidesAndMudslides #Minnesota #MinnesotaTwins #MinnesotaTwins #MLB #tsunamis #Twins #WorldNews

Rescuers dig through rubble and landslides after Indonesia quake kills 47 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/779918/ #Baseball #Earthquakes #GeneralNews #i #LandslidesAndMudslides #Minnesota #MinnesotaTwins #MinnesotaTwins #MLB #tsunamis #Twins #WorldNews

Earthquake survivors 'still on alert' after dozens killed in Indonesia
By Erwin Renaldi and Tim Swanston

Rescue teams are combing the rubble of buildings for survivors after the magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/search-for-survivors-after-indonesia-earthquake/107042186

#Earthquakes #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Tsunamis #DisastersandHazards #ErwinRenaldi #TimSwanston

Earthquake survivors 'still on alert' after dozens killed in Indonesia
By Erwin Renaldi and Tim Swanston

Rescue teams are combing the rubble of buildings for survivors after the magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/search-for-survivors-after-indonesia-earthquake/107042186

#Earthquakes #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Tsunamis #DisastersandHazards #ErwinRenaldi #TimSwanston

Earthquake survivors 'still on alert' after dozens killed in Indonesia
By Erwin Renaldi and Tim Swanston

Rescue teams are combing the rubble of buildings for survivors after the magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/search-for-survivors-after-indonesia-earthquake/107042186

#Earthquakes #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Tsunamis #DisastersandHazards #ErwinRenaldi #TimSwanston

Earthquake survivors 'still on alert' after dozens killed in Indonesia
By Erwin Renaldi and Tim Swanston

Rescue teams are combing the rubble of buildings for survivors after the magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/search-for-survivors-after-indonesia-earthquake/107042186

#Earthquakes #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Tsunamis #DisastersandHazards #ErwinRenaldi #TimSwanston

Earthquake survivors 'still on alert' after dozens killed in Indonesia
By Erwin Renaldi and Tim Swanston

Rescue teams are combing the rubble of buildings for survivors after the magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/search-for-survivors-after-indonesia-earthquake/107042186

#Earthquakes #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #Tsunamis #DisastersandHazards #ErwinRenaldi #TimSwanston

@oldrawgabbit There's a book by Prof Bill McGuire called Waking the Giant: How a changing #climate triggers #tsunamis, #earthquakes and #volcanoes

It is high time we no longer call them 'Natural Disasters' but human-caused catastrophes

@oldrawgabbit There's a book by Prof Bill McGuire called Waking the Giant: How a changing #climate triggers #tsunamis, #earthquakes and #volcanoes

It is high time we no longer call them 'Natural Disasters' but human-caused catastrophes

@oldrawgabbit There's a book by Prof Bill McGuire called Waking the Giant: How a changing #climate triggers #tsunamis, #earthquakes and #volcanoes

It is high time we no longer call them 'Natural Disasters' but human-caused catastrophes

@oldrawgabbit There's a book by Prof Bill McGuire called Waking the Giant: How a changing #climate triggers #tsunamis, #earthquakes and #volcanoes

It is high time we no longer call them 'Natural Disasters' but human-caused catastrophes

@oldrawgabbit There's a book by Prof Bill McGuire called Waking the Giant: How a changing #climate triggers #tsunamis, #earthquakes and #volcanoes

It is high time we no longer call them 'Natural Disasters' but human-caused catastrophes

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The Gulf of Mexico is merely a synonym for this effect - THIS CAN also happen to us in the Mediterranean.

The strong winds whip up the water, which in turn affects the seabed ... I can't say what THAT means for some #geologically sensitive areas ( Santorini & Columbus submarine🌋 immediately come to mind, as do the tectonic plates )

#Earthquakes and active #volcanoes along subduction zones can also trigger #tsunamis in the #Mediterranean region.

https://www.eskp.de/en/natural-hazards/tsunami-hazard-regions-in-the-mediterranean-region-935478/

#climatechange

2/2

The Gulf of Mexico is merely a synonym for this effect - THIS CAN also happen to us in the Mediterranean.

The strong winds whip up the water, which in turn affects the seabed ... I can't say what THAT means for some #geologically sensitive areas ( Santorini & Columbus submarine🌋 immediately come to mind, as do the tectonic plates )

#Earthquakes and active #volcanoes along subduction zones can also trigger #tsunamis in the #Mediterranean region.

https://www.eskp.de/en/natural-hazards/tsunami-hazard-regions-in-the-mediterranean-region-935478/

#climatechange

2/2

The Gulf of Mexico is merely a synonym for this effect - THIS CAN also happen to us in the Mediterranean.

The strong winds whip up the water, which in turn affects the seabed ... I can't say what THAT means for some #geologically sensitive areas ( Santorini & Columbus submarine🌋 immediately come to mind, as do the tectonic plates )

#Earthquakes and active #volcanoes along subduction zones can also trigger #tsunamis in the #Mediterranean region.

https://www.eskp.de/en/natural-hazards/tsunami-hazard-regions-in-the-mediterranean-region-935478/

2/2

The Gulf of Mexico is merely a synonym for this effect - THIS CAN also happen to us in the Mediterranean.

The strong winds whip up the water, which in turn affects the seabed ... I can't say what THAT means for some #geologically sensitive areas ( Santorini & Columbus submarine🌋 immediately come to mind, as do the tectonic plates )

#Earthquakes and active #volcanoes along subduction zones can also trigger #tsunamis in the #Mediterranean region.

https://www.eskp.de/en/natural-hazards/tsunami-hazard-regions-in-the-mediterranean-region-935478/

#climatechange

"In coastal Japan, one project is planting forests to stand against tsunamis"

#Japan #Tsunamis #Trees #Environment

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-coastal-japan-one-project-is-planting-forests-to-stand-against-tsunamis/

"In coastal Japan, one project is planting forests to stand against tsunamis"

#Japan #Tsunamis #Trees #Environment

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-coastal-japan-one-project-is-planting-forests-to-stand-against-tsunamis/

"In coastal Japan, one project is planting forests to stand against tsunamis"

#Japan #Tsunamis #Trees #Environment

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-coastal-japan-one-project-is-planting-forests-to-stand-against-tsunamis/

"In coastal Japan, one project is planting forests to stand against tsunamis"

#Japan #Tsunamis #Trees #Environment

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-coastal-japan-one-project-is-planting-forests-to-stand-against-tsunamis/

"In coastal Japan, one project is planting forests to stand against tsunamis"

#Japan #Tsunamis #Trees #Environment

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-coastal-japan-one-project-is-planting-forests-to-stand-against-tsunamis/

A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan’s southern Kyushu island killing at least 3 | National News

TOKYO (AP) — A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan ’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Accidents #Business #Coastlinesandbeaches #disasterplanningandresponse #earthquakes #Fires #Generalnews #industrialaccidents #japanearthquaketsunami #naturaldisasters #Nihon #nuclearpower #Science #transportationtechnology #Tsunamis #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/japan/65441/

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected

The U.S. Geological Survey initially said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1, but revised it later to…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #earthquakes #Generalnews #Japanese #Science #Tsunamis #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/japan/65327/

7.1 magnitude quake shakes Japan’s Kyushu and people are missing after a shopping center collapses | National News

TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu and…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Accidents #Coastlinesandbeaches #disasterplanningandresponse #earthquakes #Fires #Generalnews #japanearthquaketsunami #Nihon #nuclearpower #Science #transportationtechnology #Tsunamis #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/japan/65275/

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan

TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #AsiaPacific #earthquakes #Fires #Generalnews #SanaeTakaichi #Science #ShinjiKiyomoto #Tokyo #Tsunamis #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/japan/65207/

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan https://www.byteseu.com/2235058/ #America #AsiaPacific #Earthquakes #Fires #GeneralNews #Japan #SanaeTakaichi #Science #ShinjiKiyomoto #Tokyo #Tsunamis #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USNews #USA #USANews #WorldNews

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected

TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #earthquakes #Fires #Generalnews #i #Japanese #Science #Tsunamis #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/japan/65141/

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected | Ap-world

TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Coastlinesandbeaches #disasterplanningandresponse #earthquakes #Fires #Generalnews #japanearthquaketsunami #Nihon #Science #Tsunamis #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/japan/65123/

France Spain & Canada seem to have the worst of it at the moment. #GlobalBoiling #Fires #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Flooding are predicted to bring the destruction of the human species (among many mamals) ....
https://youtu.be/xkVnoh8bnSY?si=V1C8mCFjFB-BN7bX

France Spain & Canada seem to have the worst of it at the moment. #GlobalBoiling #Fires #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Flooding are predicted to bring the destruction of the human species (among many mamals) ....
https://youtu.be/xkVnoh8bnSY?si=V1C8mCFjFB-BN7bX

France Spain & Canada seem to have the worst of it at the moment. #GlobalBoiling #Fires #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Flooding are predicted to bring the destruction of the human species (among many mamals) ....
https://youtu.be/xkVnoh8bnSY?si=V1C8mCFjFB-BN7bX

France Spain & Canada seem to have the worst of it at the moment. #GlobalBoiling #Fires #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Flooding are predicted to bring the destruction of the human species (among many mamals) ....
https://youtu.be/xkVnoh8bnSY?si=V1C8mCFjFB-BN7bX

France Spain & Canada seem to have the worst of it at the moment. #GlobalBoiling #Fires #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Flooding are predicted to bring the destruction of the human species (among many mamals) ....
https://youtu.be/xkVnoh8bnSY?si=V1C8mCFjFB-BN7bX

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When your adversaries are no longer “those people” or nation states and proxies but #ExtremeHeat, #CropFailures, #Fires, #Floods,
#Hurricanes, #Earthquakes, #Tsunamis, #Volcanoes, formerly preventable #Diseases and associated #Pandemics watcha gonna do ?
“ Negotiate with bombs “ ? This is not leadership. This is illness

When your adversaries are no longer “those people” or nation states and proxies but #ExtremeHeat, #CropFailures, #Fires, #Floods,
#Hurricanes, #Earthquakes, #Tsunamis, #Volcanoes, formerly preventable #Diseases and associated #Pandemics watcha gonna do ?
“ Negotiate with bombs “ ? This is not leadership. This is illness

When your adversaries are no longer “those people” or nation states and proxies but #ExtremeHeat, #CropFailures, #Fires, #Floods,
#Hurricanes, #Earthquakes, #Tsunamis, #Volcanoes, formerly preventable #Diseases and associated #Pandemics watcha gonna do ?
“ Negotiate with bombs “ ? This is not leadership. This is illness

RE: https://boriken.social/@Jdm2/116807527653517485

#tsunamis en el Mar #Caribe son muy raros. los que han azotado al área oeste fueron consecuencias de temblores en el Atlántico. tiene que ser un terremoto bastante impactante para que pongan el alerta.

este #maremoto si le da a #PuertRico, puede que sea por el sureste; así que ojo desde #Vieques y #Culebra hasta el área de #Ponce.

#terremotos #Venezuela #earthquakes

RE: https://boriken.social/@Jdm2/116807527653517485

#tsunamis en el Mar #Caribe son muy raros. los que han azotado al área oeste fueron consecuencias de temblores en el Atlántico. tiene que ser un terremoto bastante impactante para que pongan el alerta.

este #maremoto si le da a #PuertRico, puede que sea por el sureste; así que ojo desde #Vieques y #Culebra hasta el área de #Ponce.

#terremotos #Venezuela #earthquakes

RE: https://boriken.social/@Jdm2/116807527653517485

#tsunamis en el Mar #Caribe son muy raros. los que han azotado al área oeste fueron consecuencias de temblores en el Atlántico. tiene que ser un terremoto bastante impactante para que pongan el alerta.

este #maremoto si le da a #PuertRico, puede que sea por el sureste; así que ojo desde #Vieques y #Culebra hasta el área de #Ponce.

#terremotos #Venezuela #earthquakes

RE: https://boriken.social/@Jdm2/116807527653517485

#tsunamis en el Mar #Caribe son muy raros. los que han azotado al área oeste fueron consecuencias de temblores en el Atlántico. tiene que ser un terremoto bastante impactante para que pongan el alerta.

este #maremoto si le da a #PuertRico, puede que sea por el sureste; así que ojo desde #Vieques y #Culebra hasta el área de #Ponce.

#terremotos #Venezuela #earthquakes

RE: https://boriken.social/@Jdm2/116807527653517485

#tsunamis en el Mar #Caribe son muy raros. los que han azotado al área oeste fueron consecuencias de temblores en el Atlántico. tiene que ser un terremoto bastante impactante para que pongan el alerta.

este #maremoto si le da a #PuertRico, puede que sea por el sureste; así que ojo desde #Vieques y #Culebra hasta el área de #Ponce.

#terremotos #Venezuela #earthquakes

#MangroveForests are healing after decades of human destruction

by Matt McGrath and Esme Stallard
June 4, 2026

"The world's coastal #mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.

"For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.

"But a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger #LegalProtections and increased #PublicAwareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

"The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to #regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.

"Mangroves are one of the world's unsung #environmental heroes.

"Not only do they store up to five times more #CarbonDioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from #StormSurges and #tsunamis.

"These same roots provide a perfect nursery for many species of fish and other #MarineLife - protecting them from predators and providing ample food.

"These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.

"From the 1980s to 2010, over 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq miles) of mangroves were cleared or destroyed across #Asia, #Africa and the #Americas - an area the size of Jamaica.

"However, the new study shows a real reversal of that trend, particularly over the last decade. The total net losses - the forest lost and not replaced - since the 1980s have now been reduced to around 849 sq km (328 sq miles)."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07npvvo

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/EX19Y

#SolarPunkSunday #FishNurseries #Mangroves #RestoreNature #CoastalRewilding #RestoringMangroves
#PreserveNature #OceansAreLife

#MangroveForests are healing after decades of human destruction

by Matt McGrath and Esme Stallard
June 4, 2026

"The world's coastal #mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.

"For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.

"But a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger #LegalProtections and increased #PublicAwareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

"The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to #regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.

"Mangroves are one of the world's unsung #environmental heroes.

"Not only do they store up to five times more #CarbonDioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from #StormSurges and #tsunamis.

"These same roots provide a perfect nursery for many species of fish and other #MarineLife - protecting them from predators and providing ample food.

"These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.

"From the 1980s to 2010, over 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq miles) of mangroves were cleared or destroyed across #Asia, #Africa and the #Americas - an area the size of Jamaica.

"However, the new study shows a real reversal of that trend, particularly over the last decade. The total net losses - the forest lost and not replaced - since the 1980s have now been reduced to around 849 sq km (328 sq miles)."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07npvvo

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/EX19Y

#SolarPunkSunday #FishNurseries #Mangroves #RestoreNature #CoastalRewilding #RestoringMangroves
#PreserveNature #OceansAreLife

#MangroveForests are healing after decades of human destruction

by Matt McGrath and Esme Stallard
June 4, 2026

"The world's coastal #mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.

"For decades these swampy trees had been declining rapidly as they were cleared for fish farms and housing.

"But a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger #LegalProtections and increased #PublicAwareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

"The researchers say the key factor though is the remarkable capacity of these forests to #regenerate naturally once humans stop chopping them down.

"Mangroves are one of the world's unsung #environmental heroes.

"Not only do they store up to five times more #CarbonDioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from #StormSurges and #tsunamis.

"These same roots provide a perfect nursery for many species of fish and other #MarineLife - protecting them from predators and providing ample food.

"These benefits, though, have come under serious threat over the past century as the rise of fish farming, agriculture and the expansion of coastal cities and towns have seen mangroves chopped down and rapidly removed.

"From the 1980s to 2010, over 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq miles) of mangroves were cleared or destroyed across #Asia, #Africa and the #Americas - an area the size of Jamaica.

"However, the new study shows a real reversal of that trend, particularly over the last decade. The total net losses - the forest lost and not replaced - since the 1980s have now been reduced to around 849 sq km (328 sq miles)."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pk07npvvo

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/EX19Y

#SolarPunkSunday #FishNurseries #Mangroves #RestoreNature #CoastalRewilding #RestoringMangroves
#PreserveNature #OceansAreLife