Envirotec Magazine

JULY 10, 2025

The results show that researchers need to take water impoundment into consideration when calculating future sea level rise. In the 20th century, global sea levels rose by 1.2 And sea level rise does not happen uniformly around the globe.

Sea level rise 130

Sea level rise North America Asia Africa 130

Grist

JUNE 9, 2025

Should the current break down, the most frightening predictions describe a world thrown into chaos: Drought could destroy India, South America, and Africa; the Eastern Seaboard of the United States would see dramatic sea level rise; and an arctic chill would spread across Europe.

Sea level rise 74

Sea level rise South America Africa Agriculture 74

Grist

JUNE 9, 2025

Should the current break down, the most frightening predictions describe a world thrown into chaos: Drought could destroy India, South America, and Africa; the Eastern Seaboard of the United States would see dramatic sea level rise; and an arctic chill would spread across Europe. “You

Sea level rise 65

Sea level rise South America Africa Agriculture 65

Eco-Business

JUNE 22, 2025

We need the mangroves for storm protection, especially with climate change and the increasing intensity of storms and as (a) barrier from sea level rise. Those factors make us so vulnerable to climate-related disasters. Among all the different forests, mangroves are the most efficient in capturing carbon dioxide. Inequality 11.

Sea level rise 10

Sea level rise Asia Carbon-negative Sustainability 10

Eco-Business

JUNE 19, 2025

. → Related to this story Topics Carbon & Climate Water Regions Global Tags biodiversity climate science emissions marine natural resources research climate climate risk sea-level rise extreme weather global warming heatwaves oceans SDGs 11.

Ocean acidification 15

Ocean acidification Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 15

Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 9, 2021

Sea level rise is killing forests in protected areas on the eastern U.S. coast, according to a recent study.

Sea level rise 230

Sea level rise 230

NRDC onEarth

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

To adapt to the new reality of climate-driven flooding and sea level rise, local governments, states, and the federal government need to embrace two main courses of action.

Sea level rise 188

Sea level rise Government 188

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. Flooded streets in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in October 2016.

Sea level rise 162

Sea level rise Government Medicine Resilience 162

Jim Conca

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

You’d think climate-influenced human migration would be away from coastal areas flooded by sea level rise. But that’s not what researchers from across the United States and Europe are projecting. Low-lying areas like Bangladesh will probably gain more residents than they lose as flooding gets worse.

Global warming 403

Global warming Sea level rise Europe Innovation 403

Grist

AUGUST 7, 2024

As global temperatures surpass levels not seen for 125,000 years , that melt is already well underway. Less than a foot of sea level rise since the beginning of the century has already wrought flooding upon coastal communities around the world. It’s bad news for sea level rise. on Aug 7, 2024.

Sea level rise 133

Sea level rise Soil Plastics Government 133

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The airport is next to the Delaware River, which will rise as the Atlantic does.

Sea level rise 185

Sea level rise Climate change Transportation 185

Renew Economy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

C hotter and faces intense fire season, ocean heatwaves and sea-level rise appeared first on RenewEconomy. Latest CSIRO and BoM report checks in on the worsening impacts of global warming on Australia's environment and communities. The post Australia’s land is already 1.5°C

Sea level rise 123

Sea level rise Global warming Climate change 123

Jim Conca

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Asia has more people in coastal cities than all other cities in the world combined, so sea level rise and severe weather will be worse there than anywhere else. McKinsey&Company's Climate risk in Asia report indicates that Asia gets hit hardest by climate change, which shouldn’t be surprising.

Climate change 323

Climate change Asia Sea level rise Innovation 323

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 4, 2024

The international journal Oceans and Coastal Management also produced a study in 2022 suggesting that the Tendring area, which encompasses Clacton, is at risk of sea level rises – potentially affecting hundreds of homes. We need a serious national debate about the scale of the threat.”

Sea level rise 139

Sea level rise Global warming Climate change Fossil fuels 139

TechXplore

JANUARY 11, 2024

Tidal range schemes can protect estuaries and coastal areas from the effects of sea level rise according to a new study by Lancaster researchers.

Sea level rise 286

Sea level rise Electricity 286

GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2022

As wildfires worsen and sea levels rise, a small but growing number of Americans are choosing to move to places seen as safe havens from climate change.

Sea level rise 284

Sea level rise Climate change 284

Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 4, 2021

The islands are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise and more climate change effects. Hawaii is the first state in the U.S. to declare a climate emergency.

Sea level rise 279

Sea level rise Climate change 279

NRDC onEarth

MARCH 25, 2024

The causes and effects of this undeniable consequence of climate change—and how communities can respond.

Sea level rise 122

Sea level rise Climate change 122

Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The findings, which follow analyses of satellite imagery, indicate that a natural buffer that prevents the glaciers from breaking away is deteriorating at a rapid rate and could lead to destructive sea level rise.

Sea level rise 239

Sea level rise 239

GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

More than 30 million people across northern Java suffer from coastal flooding and erosion related to more severe storms and sea level rise. In some places, entire villages and more than a mile of coastline have been lost to the sea. Coastal wetlands can defend communities from storm surge and sea level rise.

Sea level rise 474

Sea level rise Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Climate change 474

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.

Sea level rise 203

Sea level rise Medicine Government Energy 203

Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 29, 2019

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.

Sea level rise 119

Sea level rise 119

Energy Central

AUGUST 29, 2024

At current rates, global warming will force coastal cities to contend with about 1 meter of sea level rise by 2100, according to a 2021 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Sea level rise 59

Sea level rise Climate change Global warming 59

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.

Sea level rise 167

Sea level rise Climate change Investment 167

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 9, 2021

Sea level rise isn’t the only reason oil development may leave Guyana more exposed to floods and storms. The post Oil Drilling in the ‘Land of Water’: ExxonMobil Hunts for More Fossil Fuels in Guyana Amid Sea Level Rise Fears appeared first on DeSmog. ExxonMobil did not respond to questions from DeSmog.

Sea level rise 98

Sea level rise Fossil fuels South America Climate change 98

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2022

Additionally, upgrades to our wastewater infrastructure in light of impending sea level rise should be one of the primary goals.”. Lower groundwater withdrawal rates can be achieved by better management of water resources and water re-use. Additional study co-authors are V. Gibson and D. Amato from UH M?noa noa Botany and L.

Sea level rise 244

Sea level rise Agriculture Pollution Policy 244

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.

Sea level rise 145

Sea level rise Climate change Global warming 145

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 17, 2020

coastal cities , barring efforts to mitigate climate change and reduce sea level rise. Tags: sea level rise coastal flooding #ExxonKnew ExxonMobil shell #ShellKnew climate lawsuits Extreme flooding will become an annual and eventually a practically daily hazard for many U.S.

Sea level rise 145

Sea level rise Global warming Fossil fuels Climate change 145

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The research looked to explore this and identified biodiversity loss, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events as the most crucial topics to tackle in terms of overall impact, urgency, and geographical reach. The oceans can provide various ‘services’ to help tackle these issues, and fourteen solutions were evaluated.

Sea level rise 318

Sea level rise Biodiversity Climate change Carbon 318

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. The climate ocean nexus is increasingly clear.

Sea level rise 49

Sea level rise Global warming Fossil fuels Climate change 49

Green Living Guy

MARCH 28, 2022

As the planet heats up, severe weather events become more frequent and powerful, sea levels rise, food crops suffer from extended droughts, and many animal and plant species face extinction. It’s difficult to envision what we, as individuals, can do to address an issue of this magnitude and severity.

Climate change 144

Climate change Sea level rise Electricity Global warming 144

The City Fix

MAY 26, 2020

More than 30 million people across northern Java suffer from coastal flooding and erosion related to more severe storms and sea level rise. In Indonesia, climate change is already a pernicious threat. In some places, entire villages and more than a mile. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

Sea level rise 124

Sea level rise Climate change Resilience 124

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. Yes, it has really come to this.

Sea level rise 74

Sea level rise Climate change Technology 74

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2020

The results imply widespread ocean warming and sea level rise, compared to the past, including increased warming near the Eastern edges of ocean basins leading to more sea level rise along the Western coastlines of continents in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Sea level rise 164

Sea level rise Carbon Cooling Transportation 164

GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

We're fighting to minimize the impacts of sea-level rise and intensifying hurricanes, where NOAA just put out a report that hurricane intensity increased 8 percent a decade over the last 40 years. "It's triage at this point," Helvarg explained. "I

Sustainability 541

Sustainability Seafood Sea level rise Health 541

Grist

JULY 19, 2024

With sea level rise bringing the Atlantic Ocean ever closer to the withering plants, the group had made the difficult decision to remove the cacti’s remaining green material, preserve it in nurseries, and hope that it might one day be reintroduced in the wild.

Sea level rise 140

Sea level rise Climate change North America Global warming 140

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. Read time: 4 mins Hawaii has officially joined the fight to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the climate crisis.

Fossil fuels 136

Fossil fuels Sea level rise 136