In 2012, the North Carolina state legislature believed it had found the solution to the rising sea levels along its Atlantic coast. They would simply ignore it. They passed a law requiring government planning boards to use predictions of sea level rise based on linear projections from 1900. The increase in sea levels due to climate change would not only be ignored, but it would also be made illegal for land use planning purposes.
Guess what? It didn’t work. In the last five years, at least 27 houses in North Carolina’s Outer Banks have collapsed due to coastal erosion, strong storms, and rising sea levels. 18 of these collapses occurred during 2024 and 2025.
And it only gets worse. In 2024, a group of federal, state, and local officials released a report on managing threatened oceanfront structures, which found that 750 of nearly 8,800 oceanfront structures in North Carolina are at risk of oceanfront erosion. The report acknowledges that the issue “will inevitably worsen considering sea level rise forecasts.” Notably, the report does not mention climate change at all in its 20 pages.
A fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, November 12, in the engine room of the 
The Trump regime continues its bloody attacks on alleged drug smuggling boats off the coast of South America. Since the attacks began on September 1, the 
On October 24, the expedition cruise ship 
The world’s first commercial sailing ro/ro, the 136-meter 
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had successfully tested a nuclear-powered drone submarine, claimed to be a “superweapon.” The drone, known as Poseidon, is capable of delivering a thermonuclear cobalt bomb to create a 500-meter tsunami that could contaminate a large section of coastline, making the area unlivable for up to a century. 
During a meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, the Trump administration issued a torrent of threats of tariffs and other sanctions to block a landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions. The IMO plan was intended to achieve net-zero shipping emissions by 2050.
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After accumulating more than $16,000 in gambling debt, Jey Gonzalez-Diaz, a passenger on the 
An updated repost. There is a line from a Paul Simon song, “These are the days of miracle and wonder.” One might not think to apply that lyric to the events of 9/11, 24 years ago today. Yet for at least part of that strange and horrible day, the lyrics fit.
Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan Maclean have set a new record for rowing non-stop and unsupported across the Pacific Ocean. The three brothers from Edinburgh set off in April 2025 on their 9,000-mile journey, from Lima, Peru, to Cairns, Australia, completing the crossing in 139 days.
