All posts by Laureen Fagan
Laureen is a freelance journalist creating high-quality, informed content on international affairs, politics and technology. She is trained in conflict resolution and diversity, and has special interests in science and medical reporting, and culture and religion issues.
laureen (at) sustainability-times.com
laureen (at) sustainability-times.com
New sea-level rise projections alarming for Southeast Asia
Coastal land is home to some 42 million people in Bangladesh, 31 million in Vietnam and another 26 million just in the Chinese city of Shanghai. A new report on sea level rise, published Tuesday in Nature Communications, doesn’t have
Fighting fire is risky, and there’s a good chance so is the gear
You’ve probably heard of PFAS chemicals before. They’re the group of synthetic polymers, including PFOS and PFOA, implicated in some human health conditions because the chemicals are in the water, the soils, our food, and in some cases, our work
Snorkeling grandmas support Noumea marine research
One of the most intriguing citizen-science stories of late comes from the islands of New Caledonia, where surprising research results on venomous sea snakes in offshore waters depended on a group of local grandmothers. The women, all in their 60s
Russia’s Arctic research finds islands revealed by ice melt
Russia’s renewed interest in the Arctic is well documented, and now so are new islands discovered during a Russian Navy expedition – along with a few other firsts made possible by a changing climate. Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseev, the commander
More than 200 aquariums show the impacts of ocean plastic
Ireland’s national aquarium is home to more than 60 exhibits designed for children and adults alike to explore the secrets of the sea. It’s also the home of a pretty impressive first, because the Atlantaquaria in Galway led the way
Island nations hold climate-friendly summit without travel
Sustainable Sweden has coined the term “flygskam” to describe shame over harming the planet through flight travel, and even “smygflyga,” the word for flying in secret so no one knows if you did. Yet one of the best-kept travel secrets