In 1868 a Scottish castaway had to make a new life among the people of the Solomon Islands

Volkswagen is electrifying classic VW Beetles

Time Capsule: The cranking Haleiwa section from High On a Cool Wave

The Archivist: You Crazy Diamonds

Weather-related events are estimated to displace 143 million people by 2050 – but rising seas are already threatening tiny tropical nations. Can anything be done to help them?

Submissions are still open, and here’s the latest news from NSFF

Amazon fires: Bolsonaro actively trying to devastate rainforest, leaked documents show

The Climate Trail is a Free multi-platform game about climate refugees fleeing ever worsening conditions after inaction on climate has rendered much of the USA (and the world) uninhabitable. The game combines the adventure and play of the journey north with visual novel elements where characters reveal how and why this climate apocalypse unfolded.

The best street performance, ever! No competition…

Farewell to another summer.

Plan to Release Radioactive Fukushima Wastewater Into Pacific Ocean Panned by Critics

Salvemos Punta Conejo

U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Weren’t Built for Climate Change

Happy Birthday, Los Angeles! But is the Story of the City’s Founding a Myth?

Apologies for bringing scary news, but here’s the latest on Greenland’s melting ice

San Onofre and Malibu in 1950 surfing time

Rebellion and rock ‘n’ roll: The Sunset Strip in the ’60s

The Amazon Cannot Be Recovered Once It’s Gone

The Archivist: You Crazy Diamonds

Ocean Initiatives, a Success in Spite of Us

1966

Photos: Remembering Pacific Ocean Park

LA County Has 12 Tiki Bars, And This Summer, We Want To Try Them All

“Ballade” – bringing a touch of French soigné to the Gold Coast, Clovis Donizetti and Thomas Lodin

June was hottest month ever recorded on Earth, European satellite agency announces

Correcting historic sea surface temperatures reveals simpler pattern of ocean warming

Not every environmental policy is a Green New Deal

Rare West Coast Surf Instrumentals

Mike Romanoff’s On The Rocks restaurant was fit for Hollywood royalty

If Seeing the World Helps Ruin It, Should We Stay Home?

North Atlantic Right Whales Are Dying in Horrific Ways

Coca-Cola, Pepsi highlight the 20 corporations producing the most ocean pollution

The A-Z of Waves

Edward Said – Framed: The Politics of Stereotypes in News

Twelve years to save Earth? Make that 18 months…

G20 plan to halt ocean plastic pollution is toothless

Why ocean acidification could make some geoengineering schemes irrelevant

“Dance Like Nobody’s Paying?” Spotify isn’t

The problem with Pimm’s: my search for the perfect summer cocktail

Buried at Seashore: 1905

Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth

Steps of printing

Westside Historic

Thorough history of the place where Jon & The Nightrider recorded thunderous landmark album.

How Go-Go Dancing Took Off at the Whisky a Go Go

Cory Doctorow “The Oligarchy’s Operating System”

Johnny Bartlett on the History of Wig Torture

“I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.”

Electro Motor Cycle Regent No.1

This map shows the most commonly spoken languages in every US state, excluding English and Spanish.

The Secret History of the Endless Summer, the Most Influential Surf Movie Ever

The Micro-Frets Saga

How the Beat Generation Became “Beatniks”

Old Mals Only – boards manufactured pre 1968, riders manufactured decades later

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