UK’s Coastal Railways Vulnerable to Climate Threat, Expert Warns
Hundreds of miles of railway lines around Britain’s coast are becoming increasingly vulnerable to waves, landslides and storms triggered by climate pollution.
Rising Seas Threaten Everything from Wallops to Resorts
Because of accelerated sea-level rise, Delmarva may look very different in 30-40 years. One of Delmarva’s real gems — Wallops Island and the rapidly growing NASA flight facility that is located there — is taking steps to ensure its costly and critical infrastructure isn’t inundated by a rising sea level.
East Antarctica Melting Could be Explained by 2 Oceanic Gateways
Researchers have discovered two seafloor gateways that could allow warm ocean water to reach the base of Totten Glacier, East Antarctica’s largest and most rapidly thinning glacier. The discovery probably explains the glacier’s extreme thinning and raises concerns about how it will affect sea level rise.
Climate Change in the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, Before and After- Interactive
Photographer Rémi Chauvin recreated a set of historical images depicting the first impacts of climate change in these countries where no one lives more than a few metres above the sea…
Mysterious East Coast Flooding Caused by Weird Wind Patterns
Mysterious flooding and high tides along the East Coast in 2009 and 2010 now have an explanation: a major change in the Atlantic Ocean’s wind patterns and warm-water currents.
Rising Seas Threaten South Florida’s Drinking Water
Greater Miami is a place where the idea of not having enough water seems completely inconceivable. South Florida receives about 60 inches of rainfall a year, and groundwater is more than plentiful. But rising sea levels change things in unexpected ways, and seawater threatens to turn the drinking water salty.
Will Pacific Island Nations Disappear as Seas Rise?
It’s a question that leaders of Pacific Island states have been asking for decades. As a warming climate drives sea levels upward, low-lying island nations face an uncertain future—or no future at all, say these leaders, who warn of their nations’ imminent disappearance.
What the World’s Cities Would Look Like If Every Glacier Melted
A planner maps extreme sea level rise, turning Los Angeles, New York, London, and other cities into urban archipelagoes.
Satellite Science Improves Storm Surge Forecasting Around the World
A new online resource which will help coastguards, meteorological organisations and scientific communities predict future storm surge patterns has been created.