Art Confronts Maldives’ Climate Change Controversy
The Maldives’ first national pavilion at the Venice Biennale, the world famous art show that attracts art aficionados to this Italian lagoon city every two years, is all about climate change and the threat posed by rising sea levels to this low-lying chain of islands in the Indian Ocean.
Airlines Agree to Curb Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2020
International airlines have agreed for the first time to global curbs on their greenhouse gas emissions – but fell well short of the measures to combat climate change that green campaigners had demanded.
Moving Heaven and Earth for a House
For sentimental as well as environmental reasons, some homeowners will spend millions of dollars to move a coastal house to a new, better location.
Coastal Erosion, Senegal
In the Senegalese town of Saint Louis, rising sea levels means that every year the sea gets closer to peoples homes and it is now just a matter of when, not if, their houses are swept away.
Melting Glaciers Cause One-Third of Sea-Level Rise
The world’s glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 and 2009, making these rivers of ice responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise in that time, new research finds.
Earth’s Mantle Affects Sea Level Rise Estimates
Scientists have to be careful when looking at Earth for evidence of past sea level changes from the planet’s cycles of glacial advance and retreat.
The Vanishing Beach: Hopton coastal resort engulfed by the North Sea, UK- In Pictures
These dramatic photos show the changing face of a popular beach that has had an astonishing 6,000 truckloads of sands washed away in just three years.
Affordable and Accurate Technology to Identify Threats from Sea-Level Rise?
A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Edward L. Webb of the National University of Singapore (NUS) is calling for the global adoption of a method to identify areas that are vulnerable to sea-level rise.
Denying Sea-Level Rise: How 100 Centimeters Divided The State of North Carolina
On the surface, it looks like America is a place where scientists and scientific achievements are held in high regard. However, just below the surface, there is another America. This America is populated by people who, on economic, political or religious grounds, have chosen to reject the consensus of the global scientific community on various topics. By Alexander Glass and Orrin Pilkey.