2004, Cooling and Sea level rise

A vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought

Grist

JULY 26, 2023

That collapse could eventually spell catastrophe for the people who live in countries that border the Atlantic Ocean, leading to increased sea-level rise in the United States, decreased temperatures and altered storm patterns over western Europe, rejiggered climate and agricultural zones, and hotter ocean temperatures in the Caribbean.

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Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

When Jones Tract, a delta island, flooded in 2004, the damage cost $90 million to fix. According to Baldocchi, the warming caused by the methane released from delta wetlands about equals, in the short term, the cooling potential of the carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. Nor is the flooding of delta islands unprecedented.

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A vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought

Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

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