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Coastal flooding projections have been ignoring the wobbly moon problem

Grist

As glaciers and ice sheets continue to melt and more heat is trapped in the ocean, causing it to expand, sea-level rise will exacerbate a more mundane problem for those who live in coastal areas: so-called “sunny-day” flooding. Seeping cesspools become a public health issue.”.

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Coastal flooding projections have been ignoring the wobbly moon problem

Grist

As glaciers and ice sheets continue to melt and more heat is trapped in the ocean, causing it to expand, sea-level rise will exacerbate a more mundane problem for those who live in coastal areas: so-called “sunny-day” flooding. Seeping cesspools become a public health issue.”.

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Study: People are moving to flood-prone areas, not away from them

Grist

According to a new flood mapping tool called the Global Flood Database , between 2000 and 2015, the population exposed to flooding in Malawi and Mozambique increased by 150 to 250 percent. Then, by pulling global population data for 2000 and 2015, they calculated how much populations changed in affected areas during that period.

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Study: People are moving to flood-prone areas, not away from them

Grist

According to a new flood mapping tool called the Global Flood Database , between 2000 and 2015, the population exposed to flooding in Malawi and Mozambique increased by 150 to 250 percent. Then, by pulling global population data for 2000 and 2015, they calculated how much populations changed in affected areas during that period.

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In Their Own Words: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

DeSmogBlog

At a Columbia University symposium, physicist Edward Teller warns oil executives about rising levels of carbon dioxide and the likelihood of global warming and sea level rise by the end of the century. Document 1: 1959. View on DocumentCloud. How did you trip over this first?

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

In 2000, he began using models to unlock renewable energy solutions. The host, Marco Krapels, a clean energy investor, introduced him to Mark Ruffalo and Josh Fox, whose 2010 documentary film, GASLAND , exposed the dire human health and environmental risks for communities living on the frontlines of America’s fracking boom.

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Revealed: A U.S. President Was First Informed of CO2’s Impact 59 Years Ago This Month 

DeSmogBlog

According to the report, other possible climatic effects of increased CO2 included the melting of the Antarctic ice-cap, sea-level rises, and warming of the oceans. By the year 2000 there will be about 25 percent more carbon dioxide in our atmosphere than at present.”