Erosion Nibbles Away at Cape Cod’s Coast
“At the same time the population is moving towards the coast the coast is also moving to that population,” explained Rob Thieler of the U.S. Geological Survey Science Center in Woods Hole.
Kiribati President Purchases Resettlement Land as Precaution Against Rising Sea
Kiribati’s president, Anote Tong, said he bought land in Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second-largest island, so that his 103,000 people will have some high ground to go to when a rising sea makes his nation of 33 low-lying coral atolls unliveable.
Rising Seas Wash Dead Away from Marshall Islands Graves
Rising sea levels have washed the remains of at least 26 Japanese second world war soldiers from their graves on a low-lying Pacific archipelago, the foreign minister of the Marshall Islands has said.
Could This ‘Big U’ Save NYC From Another Superstorm ?
Six winning entries in a groundbreaking federal design competition to protect cities from rising sea levels were announced on Monday, and include a colossal “Big U” system that will fortify New York City’s most vulnerable, low-lying areas…
Hurricane Sandy Impacts Did Not Contribute to Subsequent Storm Flooding, A Study
Flooding in coastal areas bordering Great South Bay, N.Y. and Barnegat Bay, N.J. caused by winter storms that occurred following Hurricane Sandy was not influenced by changes Sandy made to barrier islands or other bay features, according to a new USGS Study.
Fiji Leads Pacific Region on Climate Adaptation Efforts
Still a long way off in many parts of the world, climate displacement is already a reality in the Pacific Islands, where rising seas are contaminating fresh water and agricultural land, and rendering some coastal areas uninhabitable.
How Rising Seas Could Sink Nuclear Plants On The East Coast
After the 2011 Japan tsunami disaster, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ordered nuclear facilities in the U.S. to review and update their plans for addressing extreme seismic activity and potential flooding from other events, such as sea level rise and storm surges. Those plans aren’t due until March 2015…
Picture This: Cities Under 12 feet of Sea Level Rise
Maps are one way to understand what collapse of West Antarctic glaciers could eventually mean. Photos show it another way.
Antarctica’s Glaciers are Collapsing – Are We Ready To Pay Attention?
Changing coastlines are part of the new reality. Changes will happen more rapidly in the future – once we have come to terms with this, it may open the door for more meaningful action at local, national and global levels to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving rapid climatic changes, and to help those who are most vulnerable to sea level rise…