Climate Change Could Create 100 million Poor, Over Half a Billion Homeless
Rising sea levels from unchecked carbon emissions could drive more than 100 million people into extreme poverty and submerge the homes of over half a billion, two new reports say.
A Tale of Two Northern European Cities: Meeting the Challenges of Sea Level Rise
For centuries, Rotterdam and Hamburg have had to contend with the threat of storm surges and floods.
Antarctic Coast Meltdown Could Trigger Ice-Sheet Collapse
Computer simulations suggest that unstable ice at continent’s edges eventually leads to metres of sea-level rise.
Exiled by Nuclear Tests, Now Threatened by Sea Levels, Bikini Islanders Seek Refuge in U.S.
Lawmakers in Washington DC will this week debate the fate of islanders who were relocated from Bikini Atoll to the Marshall Islands because of US nuclear tests after World War 2.
Before We Drown We May Die of Thirst
The island nation of Kiribati is one of the world’s most vulnerable to rising sea levels. But residents may have to leave well before the ocean claims their homes.
Perth’s Double Whammy: as Sea Levels Rise the City Itself is Sinking
Growing demand for water in Perth has caused the city to sink at up to 6mm a year and could be responsible for an apparent acceleration in the rate of sea level rise, according to new research.
Asia’s Coasts to Experience Most Extreme Weather
Over the next 50 years, people living at low altitudes in developing countries, particularly those in coastal Asia, will suffer the most from extreme weather patterns, according to researchers.
On the Coast, a Warm and Wet Future Unfolds
Sea level rise is a big deal for North Carolina’s low-lying northeastern corner, one of the most vulnerable coastlines in the nation. About 2,000 square miles of the coastal plain rise one meter or less above sea level.
Two Degree Celsius Warming Locks in Sea Level Rise for Thousands of Years
A jump in global average temperatures of 1.5°C to 2°C will see the collapse of Antarctic ice shelves and lead to hundreds and even thousands of years of sea level rise, according to new research.The research highlights the moral significance of decisions made now about mitigating climate change.