Long Island Sound Region at Night
Long Island Sound is an estuary along the upper East Coast of the United States, bounded by Long Island (New York state) to the south, the coastline of Connecticut to the north, and the southeasternmost coastline of New York to the west.
Scientists Urge Shoreline Retreat From Hawaii’s Eroding Beaches
Sea-level rise is a significant factor in the major shoreline change underway in Hawaii, where 52 to 72 percent of beaches on the chain of islands have eroded over the past century.
IPCC Climate Report: Human Impact Is Unequivocal
The world’s leading climate scientists, said there was no longer room for doubt that climate change was occurring, and the dominant cause has been human actions in pouring greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
A New Climate Economy
The New Climate Economy project, bringing together some of the world’s foremost economic experts to examine how stronger economic performance can be supported by good climate policy.
Earthquake Births New Island off Pakistan, NASA Images
The main driving force for the emergence of islands in this part of the world is highly pressurized methane gas. Several of these islands have appeared off the 700-kilometer-long Makran coast in the past century.
Vietnam Looks To Include Disabled People In Climate Change Action Plan
With its long coastline and large deltas, Vietnam is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the growing hazards of climate change, including rising sea levels, typhoons and cyclones. However, up until now, the needs of some of the most vulnerable people, people with disabilities, have not been included, say activists.
Pressure Mounts to Cap Airline Emissions
A contentious global agreement on how to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the global airline industry will be at the top of the agenda over the next two weeks at the IPCC summit, potentially solidifying details that have yet to emerge after more than a decade and a half of talks.
CO2 Reshaping the Planet, Meta-Analysis Confirms
The IPCC’s new 36-page summary of the latest science includes a warning that there is a 20-percent chance the massive Greenland ice sheet will begin an irreversible meltdown with only 0.2 degrees C of additional warming. That amount of additional warming is now certain.
Venice’s Gradual Sinking Charted by Satellites
Venice, the “floating city” of romance and gondolas, is slowly sinking into its watery foundations. A new study using modern satellite data has shown the amount that Venice is sinking with an unprecedented level of resolution.