Home collapses into ocean in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. It’s the 6th time this year – USA Today
A North Carolina coastal storm sent a home into the ocean off the Outer Banks island of Hatteras overnight Friday, marking the sixth house collapse in the area this year.
California regulators approve huge Ocean Beach seawall – San Francisco Chronicle
On Thursday, California’s main coastal protection agency approved a $175 million climate-related project that will transform the southern portion of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach despite fierce opposition from some members of the public. A sticking point is a massive seawall that some surfers fear could make the beach disappear…
Mediterranean sea level found to be rising three times faster than expected – Murcia Today
The effects of climate change are speeding up the process of rising water on the coast of Spain…
Storms dramatically eroded midcoast Maine’s sand dunes last winter – the Bangor Daily News
It was clear after a series of storms hit Maine’s coast last winter that they took away lots of sand from the state’s beaches. Now, state officials have gathered the data — and it turns out the erosion was record-breaking. …
Four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines – CNN
Four separate storm systems are churning their way through the West Pacific simultaneously, a rare occurrence resulting from warmer oceans that threatens to bring more misery to the storm-weary Philippines…
Greece Lost 250 Sq Km of Its Beaches in 30 Years Due to Climate Change – Greek Reporter
This year won’t just be the hottest on record—it could be the first to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Paris climate accord aims to keep warming below that level when looking over multiple years…
Earth Will Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius of Warming This Year – Scientific American
This year won’t just be the hottest on record—it could be the first to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Paris climate accord aims to keep warming below that level when looking over multiple years…
How the Himalayas Changed the World – PBS Eons
The rise of the Himalayas affected more than just the immediate area. Turns out, we may have them to thank for everything from the rise of giant flightless birds in Madagascar; to the disappearance of plants from Antarctica; to the expansion of the great grasslands of North America, and more…
Interactive | Growing Up In Climate Chaos – the New York Times
When you’re a teenager, everything can feel like a crisis. But for these teenagers living in areas around the world affected by climate change, the sense of growing crisis is real — not in some hazy future but today, disrupting their adolescence in ways both large and small….