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Transatlantic collaboration aims to boost resilience of sea walls

Envirotec Magazine

Around 148 million people worldwide are exposed to coastal flooding events, which are predicted to surge in frequency and severity in the coming decades as climate change drives sea levels higher. It’s hoped this will highlight areas where the design and resilience of sea walls could be strengthened.

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Impacts of Climate Change in Vietnam

The Environmental Blog

Below we will discuss constraints such as temperature, sea-level rise, and rainfall in more detail. Sea-Level Rise. When we examined the figures for 1980-1999 sea level rises, it came to the conclusion that sea level will rise to 65 to 100 cm by the end of the 21st century.

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IPCC report: The 10 key conclusions

Business Green

Moreover, concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are higher now than at any time in the last two million years, with concentrations continuing to increase in 2020 despite the temporary dip in annual global emissions that resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic. Natural carbon sinks become less effective as emissions rise. by the 2100.

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Empty labs, abandoned research: Coronavirus puts climate science on hold

Grist

Bristol is studying samples of soil and ice extracted from the north Alaskan coast in 2018. In the two long weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, research into our warming climate has been put on hold. Emily Bristol takes soil samples off the coast of Alaska. Bristol is one of the lucky ones.

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'Every fraction of warming matters': World careering towards irreversible climate impacts, top scientists warn

Business Green

Due to human activity - largely the burning of fossil fuels - concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are higher than at any time in the last two million years, with concentrations continuing to increase in 2020 despite the temporary dip in annual global emissions that resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the report.

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Within the cracks of rock slabs, sand, and soil, this water sinks, swells, and flows — sometimes just a few feet under the surface, sometimes 30,000 feet below. Trees are drowning as the soil becomes soupier , starving their roots of oxygen. West Oakland, California Grist / Getty Images Oceans do not stop where the sea meets the shore.

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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility

Green Market Oracle

Health CLIMATE IMPACTS Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe by Mario Alejandro Ariza, 2020 A deeply reported personal investigation by a Miami journalist examines the present and future effects of climate change in the Magic City -- a watery harbinger for coastal cities worldwide. Climate impacts 2.