Miami City’s Skyline, Through the Reflex System of a Camera. Photo courtesy of: © Marc Martinez Sarrado
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In the battle against rising seas, Florida – which has more to lose than almost anywhere else in the world – is becoming ground zero…
Read Full Article, BBC (04-04-2017)
Sand’s end, The Verge (11-17-2016)
Miami Beach has run out of sand. Now what?..
Developers don’t get it: climate change means we need to retreat from the coast, Guardian UK (15-03-2016)
It is preposterous to build in areas that are bound to flood. So why are real estate companies still doing it?..
Miami Beach Sees Rising Seas as No Threat to Real Estate Boom, For Now; Phys.Org (04-22-2015)
Us Warned: “Hands Off Our Beaches!”; Tribune 242 (01-04-2017)
The US is looking at Bahamian sand as a resource to shore-up Florida’s eroding coastline.
Atlantic City and Miami Beach: two takes on tackling the rising waters; Guardian UK (03-20-2017)
“Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change,” A book by Orrin H. Pilkey, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, and Keith C. Pilkey
“Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change” is a big-picture, policy-oriented book that explains in gripping terms, what rising oceans will do to coastal cities and the drastic actions we must take now to remove vulnerable populations.
Sea levels rose faster in 20th century than in previous 2,700 years, says study; CNN (02-23-2016)
Scientists have modeled a history of the planet’s sea levels spanning back 3,000 years, and concluded that the rate of increase last century “was extremely likely faster than during any of the 27 previous centuries.”
Five Pacific islands vanish from sight as sea levels rise; New Scientist (05-09-2016)
Many Atolls May be Uninhabitable Within Decades Due to Climate Change, USGS (10-02-2015)
A Video: Kiribati Conference: Voices From the South Pacific – Part II (11-19-2010)
