Small Islands Demand U.N. Protection
Threatened by rising seas, some of the world’s small island developing states (SIDS) are demanding that the U.N.’s new set of Sustainable Development Goals place a high priority on the protection of oceans and marine resources.
Antarctic Glacier Flow Controlled by Speed Bumps Below
Narrow ribs of dirt and rock beneath Antarctic glaciers help slow the glaciers’ flow into the sea, according to new research from scientists at Princeton University and the British Antarctic Survey. Understanding the factors that control the glaciers’ flow to the sea is important because their melting contributes significantly to sea level rise.
Sea Surrender Plan To Ease Flood Fears On South Coast, UK
A scheme to combat flooding by surrendering land to the sea will be completed on Monday on the south coast.
Is Global Heating Hiding Out in the Oceans?
A recent slowdown in global warming has led some skeptics to renew their claims that industrial carbon emissions are not causing a century-long rise in Earth’s surface temperatures. But rather than letting humans off the hook, a new study adds support to the idea that the oceans are taking up some of the excess heat, at least for the moment.
Scientists Develop New Method to Help Global Coasts Adapt to Sea-Level Rise
A team of scientists, led by the University of Southampton, has developed a new method to help the world’s coasts adapt to global sea-level rises over the next 100 years.
Island Coasts Can Expand
Some islands in the Pacific could be getting larger, but this doesn’t not necessarily mean sea level rise is not a threat.
Sandy: A Warning Rising Seas Threaten Nuclear Plants
No nuclear power plant in Sandy’s path was in imminent danger of a meltdown, but the force and size of the storm surge served as a warning that rising seas and higher storm surges, could eventually have a devastating effect on the seven low-lying nuclear power generating sites on the Northeast Coast in future hurricanes…
As Sea Level Rises, Everglades’ Freshwater Plants Perish
Satellite imagery over the southeastern Everglades confirms long-term trends of mangrove expansion and sawgrass habitat loss near the shore. The trend is related to salt water intrusion caused by sea-level rise and water management practices, according to a new study.
IPCC “Conservative” On Sea Level Rise
The international scientific community’s new assessment of the estimated sea level rise caused by global warming is a significant development, but experts say the projections for higher sea levels in the IPCC assessment report (AR5) are still on the low side. The projections are of immediate concern to low-lying countries and small island states.