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Faster ice melt in Antarctica could lead to more coastal flooding

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The Horton Glacier along Ryder Bay in Antarctica.

If you’ve ever built a sand castle on the beach, you’ve seen how seawater in the sand can quickly undermine the castle. A new study from the British Antarctic Survey concludes that warmer seawater may act in a similar way on the underside of ground-based ice sheets, causing them to melt faster than previously thought. … Read more

Are oysters the key to stopping climate change? These coastal Alabama residents think so.

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Two coastal Alabama residents hope to combat climate change with a new invention that makes oyster farming easier. Andy Depaola, a retired microbiologist with the Food and Drug Administration, and Ben Raines, a former AL.com reporter and current environmental fellow at the University of South Alabama, are leading the “Restoring Oysters for Climate Sustainability” or … Read more