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Earlier this month, an ice chunk the size of lower Manhattan broke off Greenland and melted into the sea. Greenland does melt in the summer, but this year it started early: by May , temperatures were already breaking records and sea ice was retreating faster than usual. MORE
With sea level rise accelerating faster than thought, the risk is growing for coastal cities ? and for nuclear power stations MORE
It could save coastal cities around the world, like Hong Kong and New York City, from sea level rise, a new study found. In Western Antarctica, ice is breaking off into the sea faster than it’s naturally replenished by snowfall due to warming ocean currents. MORE
Mann permafrost sea level rise Zeke HausfatherAre climate models accurate? Do "worst case scenarios" do more harm than good? In the end, none of that will matter if humans don't stop depending on fossil fuels as the basis of their existence. MORE
On Monday the City of Honolulu filed a lawsuit against 10 oil and gas companies, seeking monetary damages to help pay for costs associated with climate impacts like sea level rise and flooding. MORE
Governments around the world must step up their preparations for a minimum sea level rise of 1 metre this century and be planning for up to 3 metres, according to a report released by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in November. MORE
Its community leader, Barney Dunn, has been forced to witness his ancestral homeland being engulfed by the rising waves of the sea. Coastal communities in Fiji are having to move inland due to climate change. MORE
Climate Change Research Water airports flooding maps rising seas sea level rise MORE
The low-lying island-state is safeguarding plant biodiversity, boosting food security and beefing up its drainage systems. But there’s more it can do to tackle the existential threat of climate change, experts say MORE
Floating cities have now become real solutions to the global climate change crisis, and entrepreneurs have been scrambling to create the technology that will allow humanity to move out into the sea. MORE
New research focused on the mechanisms and rates of how snow and ice is lost to the ocean from the land, along with studies of past climates offer new insights into how much sea level may change in the coming years. Sea level rise meets storm surge and spills over the Boston Harborwalk. MORE
Climate Change Green Economy Policy & Politics Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez AOC Florida Fox News green new deal Miami sea level rise united statesAOC is actually holding out false hope for Miami. She thinks that southern Florida has a chance still. MORE
Every month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change's causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and explores what's to come if we don't reduce emissions at a quicker pace. MORE
To mitigate against the risks of sea level rise and consequential flooding, many airports across the country and internationally have had to invest in protective countermeasures MORE
Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century MORE
To protect 20 countries from rising ocean levels, two researchers propose two dams across the North Sea. Climate Change GEOMAR North Sea dam Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research sea level rise MORE
Climate Change Science Water Antarctica ice melting sea level rise submarine drone Thwaites Glacier MORE
Set atop a small hill overlooking the old harbor, the installation — titled the Dark Beacon — is placed close to an existing lighthouse that serves as a counterpoint to the pavilion; whereas the lighthouse warns of immediate dangers, the Dark Beacon warns of future dangers MORE
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The findings suggest that estimates for global sea-level rise need to be reworked and that we’re even closer to the day that fish start chasing each other through New York City’s subway tunnels. This new paper didn’t lay out any new estimates for future sea level rise. MORE
The latest IPCC report says sea levels may rise by 3 to 5 feet this century. Richard Alley, Michael Mann, and Mark Jacobson believe the actual amount of ocean rise could be up to 5 times greater. Mann Richard Alley sea level rise West Antarctica ice shelf MORE
and how it competes against other electric hatchbacks, the Honda E, and enormous sea level rise. MORE
The airport is next to the Delaware River, which will rise as the Atlantic does. Here is the original: Philadelphia International Airport grapples with climate change and sea-level rise. Business Green are-running atlantic cities climate-strategy emissions reduction executive-director oxfam oxfam international policy & politics rise-as-the united-nations which-will winnie MORE
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On the Greek island of Spetses, Irish designer Kieran Donnellan and a group of participants from the 2019 international festival Meetings of Design Students (MEDS) have installed a striking charred-wood pavilion that warns of the dangers of sea level rise. Sea level rise is symbolized by two pools of water, one located on the ground floor and the other on the upper level connected via ladder. MORE
Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century. Read the original: Be prepared: Energy, food and medicine at risk from rising seas, engineers warn. MORE
The airport is next to the Delaware River, which will rise as the Atlantic does. Cities Climate Strategy Transportation & Mobility MORE
The melting of the ice caps affects everyone — particularly Southeast Asia — and the world must strive to meet its Paris Agreement targets to avoid dramatic sea level rise from 2050, say polar explorer Robert Swan and scientist Adam Switzer MORE
in 2016, set a target of keeping global warming to no more than 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels, with an ambitious goal of keeping it below 1.5 To achieve this stricter goal, global greenhouse gas emissions would have to be slashed in half from current levels by 2030. MORE
Buildings Climate Change Health Policy & Politics new orleans permafrost sea level rise wildfireWhat do we protect? What do we make resilient? What do we abandon, and how? What do we avoid? These are major global questions for the 21st Century. MORE
As a wake up call to the possible effects of global warming, London-based multidisciplinary design studio Superflux has created “Mitigation of Shock, Singapore,” an immersive exhibition that explores the possible consequences of sea level rise for city dwellers in coastal areas. Eco Green a-small-kitchen art city climate change art design dystopia sea level rise shock singapore MORE
Climate impacts are accelerating and this is expediting the timelines for the melting of the cryosphere and sea level rise. The report states increasing rates of melting ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic are contributing to accelerating sea level rise. MORE
As a wake up call to the possible effects of global warming, Superflux has created immersive art that explores the possible consequences of sea level rise for city dwellers in coastal areas MORE
Here’s a sampler of some of their work around sea-level rise, art, and agriculture. Last year, he installed an exhibit that envisioned Times Square drowned in 26 feet of water as a result of sea-level rise. We know the seas are already rising. MORE
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The Army Corps of Engineers has a plan to deal with rising sea levels -- buy homes people are willing to sell below market value and evict the rest. Climate Change Army Corps of Engineers eminent domain evictions sea level rise MORE
Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century. MORE
Some of the UK's most famous historical landscapes could be damaged through sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and flooding, new research warns MORE
As societies around the world continue emitting heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, they face the consequence of sea level rise. The scope of people and properties exposed to potential damage from sea level rise is immense. MORE
The new CoastalDEM, machine-learning enabled predictions of extreme coastal water level risk exposures much higher. Legacy models showed 250 million people at risk by 2050. With CoastalDEM, a hundred million more people are at risk. MORE
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
The latest IPCC report says sea levels may rise by 3 to 5 feet this century. Richard Alley, Michael Mann, and Mark Jacobson believe the actual amount of ocean rise could be up to 5 times greater. Mann Richard Alley sea level rise West Antarctica ice shelf
CleanTechnica
MARCH 13, 2020
The Army Corps of Engineers has a plan to deal with rising sea levels -- buy homes people are willing to sell below market value and evict the rest. Climate Change Army Corps of Engineers eminent domain evictions sea level rise
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Eco-Business
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
With sea level rise accelerating faster than thought, the risk is growing for coastal cities ? and for nuclear power stations
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
The new CoastalDEM, machine-learning enabled predictions of extreme coastal water level risk exposures much higher. Legacy models showed 250 million people at risk by 2050. With CoastalDEM, a hundred million more people are at risk.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 17, 2020
Governments around the world must step up their preparations for a minimum sea level rise of 1 metre this century and be planning for up to 3 metres, according to a report released by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in November.
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
As a result, the sea level rises and the wave range breaks closer to coastal areas. Climate Change beaches coastal erosion costa rica erosion oceans Reforestation sea level rise
CleanTechnica
MARCH 17, 2020
Climate Change Research Water Climate Central climate change flooding Deltares flooding hurricanes louisiana Maeslant Maeslant barrier netherlands New Orleans Advocate Oceans & Coasts Rhine river Rijkswaterstaat sea level rise South Holland The Sand Motor
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Climate Change Green Economy Policy & Politics Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez AOC Florida Fox News green new deal Miami sea level rise united statesAOC is actually holding out false hope for Miami. She thinks that southern Florida has a chance still.
CleanTechnica
DECEMBER 29, 2019
Climate Change Science Water Antarctica ice melting sea level rise submarine drone Thwaites Glacier
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
The airport is next to the Delaware River, which will rise as the Atlantic does. Cities Climate Strategy Transportation & Mobility
CleanTechnica
MARCH 10, 2020
Its community leader, Barney Dunn, has been forced to witness his ancestral homeland being engulfed by the rising waves of the sea. Coastal communities in Fiji are having to move inland due to climate change.
CleanTechnica
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Buildings Climate Change Health Policy & Politics new orleans permafrost sea level rise wildfireWhat do we protect? What do we make resilient? What do we abandon, and how? What do we avoid? These are major global questions for the 21st Century.
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 29, 2020
To protect 20 countries from rising ocean levels, two researchers propose two dams across the North Sea. Climate Change GEOMAR North Sea dam Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research sea level rise
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 29, 2020
Every month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change's causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and explores what's to come if we don't reduce emissions at a quicker pace.
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Mann permafrost sea level rise Zeke HausfatherAre climate models accurate? Do "worst case scenarios" do more harm than good? In the end, none of that will matter if humans don't stop depending on fossil fuels as the basis of their existence.
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Climate Change Policy & Politics Department of Environmental Protection land use planning New Jersey New Jersey Sierra Club NRDC sea level rise
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Climate Change Research Water airports flooding maps rising seas sea level rise
Energy Innovation
DECEMBER 17, 2018
As societies around the world continue emitting heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, they face the consequence of sea level rise. The scope of people and properties exposed to potential damage from sea level rise is immense.
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Clean Power CleanTechnica CleanTechnica Exclusive Climate Change Consumer Technology Policy & Politics Policy Research Research Science Solar Energy Wind Energy Cleantech Talk Climate change Democrats Election 2020 Florida hurricanes podcasts Republicans sea level rise Texas us politics
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Floating cities have now become real solutions to the global climate change crisis, and entrepreneurs have been scrambling to create the technology that will allow humanity to move out into the sea.
Eco-Business
OCTOBER 3, 2019
The low-lying island-state is safeguarding plant biodiversity, boosting food security and beefing up its drainage systems. But there’s more it can do to tackle the existential threat of climate change, experts say
Green Market Oracle
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Climate impacts are accelerating and this is expediting the timelines for the melting of the cryosphere and sea level rise. The report states increasing rates of melting ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic are contributing to accelerating sea level rise.
Energy Innovation
APRIL 2, 2019
New research focused on the mechanisms and rates of how snow and ice is lost to the ocean from the land, along with studies of past climates offer new insights into how much sea level may change in the coming years. Sea level rise meets storm surge and spills over the Boston Harborwalk.
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 29, 2019
On the Greek island of Spetses, Irish designer Kieran Donnellan and a group of participants from the 2019 international festival Meetings of Design Students (MEDS) have installed a striking charred-wood pavilion that warns of the dangers of sea level rise. Sea level rise is symbolized by two pools of water, one located on the ground floor and the other on the upper level connected via ladder.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
The airport is next to the Delaware River, which will rise as the Atlantic does. Here is the original: Philadelphia International Airport grapples with climate change and sea-level rise. Business Green are-running atlantic cities climate-strategy emissions reduction executive-director oxfam oxfam international policy & politics rise-as-the united-nations which-will winnie
Grist
JULY 31, 2019
Earlier this month, an ice chunk the size of lower Manhattan broke off Greenland and melted into the sea. Greenland does melt in the summer, but this year it started early: by May , temperatures were already breaking records and sea ice was retreating faster than usual.
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century. Read the original: Be prepared: Energy, food and medicine at risk from rising seas, engineers warn.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 14, 2019
To mitigate against the risks of sea level rise and consequential flooding, many airports across the country and internationally have had to invest in protective countermeasures
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 16, 2020
As a wake up call to the possible effects of global warming, London-based multidisciplinary design studio Superflux has created “Mitigation of Shock, Singapore,” an immersive exhibition that explores the possible consequences of sea level rise for city dwellers in coastal areas. Eco Green a-small-kitchen art city climate change art design dystopia sea level rise shock singapore
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 16, 2020
As a wake up call to the possible effects of global warming, Superflux has created immersive art that explores the possible consequences of sea level rise for city dwellers in coastal areas
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Some of the UK's most famous historical landscapes could be damaged through sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and flooding, new research warns
Business Green
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
and how it competes against other electric hatchbacks, the Honda E, and enormous sea level rise.
Eco-Business
AUGUST 30, 2019
The melting of the ice caps affects everyone — particularly Southeast Asia — and the world must strive to meet its Paris Agreement targets to avoid dramatic sea level rise from 2050, say polar explorer Robert Swan and scientist Adam Switzer
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 9, 2020
On Monday the City of Honolulu filed a lawsuit against 10 oil and gas companies, seeking monetary damages to help pay for costs associated with climate impacts like sea level rise and flooding.
Grist
JULY 18, 2019
It could save coastal cities around the world, like Hong Kong and New York City, from sea level rise, a new study found. In Western Antarctica, ice is breaking off into the sea faster than it’s naturally replenished by snowfall due to warming ocean currents.
Grist
OCTOBER 24, 2019
The findings suggest that estimates for global sea-level rise need to be reworked and that we’re even closer to the day that fish start chasing each other through New York City’s subway tunnels. This new paper didn’t lay out any new estimates for future sea level rise.
Grist
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
Here’s a sampler of some of their work around sea-level rise, art, and agriculture. Last year, he installed an exhibit that envisioned Times Square drowned in 26 feet of water as a result of sea-level rise. We know the seas are already rising.
Grist
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
in 2016, set a target of keeping global warming to no more than 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels, with an ambitious goal of keeping it below 1.5 To achieve this stricter goal, global greenhouse gas emissions would have to be slashed in half from current levels by 2030.
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