Venice is sinking and this time it may go under
From its founding in the Early Middle Ages, Venice has had a fraught relationship with the sea, protected from the mainland by the waters of the lagoon, yet always threatened by changing environmental conditions. Venetians have always recognized that human choices would shape their relationship with the natural world.
Worst floods for 50 years bring Venice to ‘its knees’
The worst flooding to hit Venice in more than 50 years has brought the historic city to its knees. Local authorities in the Italian lagoon city called for a state of emergency to be imposed.
Sea levels to continue rising after Paris agreement emission pledges expire in 2030
Sea levels will continue to rise around the world long after current carbon emissions pledges made through the Paris climate agreement are met and global temperatures stabilize, a new study indicates.
California King Tides Project: January 10-12 and February 8-9, 2020
The California King Tides Project helps people visualize future sea level by observing the highest high tides of today. You can help by taking and sharing photos of the shoreline during King Tides to create a record of the changes to our coast from sea level rise.
The ice used to protect them. Now their island is crumbling into the sea.
The more than 12,000 residents of this windswept Canadian archipelago are facing a growing number of gut-wrenching choices, as extreme climate change transforms the land and water around them. Season after season, storm after storm, it is becoming clearer that the sea, which has always sustained these islands, is now their greatest threat.
From Indonesia to Ingonish, some bones won’t stay buried
As seas and storms erode coastlines, cemeteries are giving up their dead.
Put wastewater improvements first in climate resiliency planning
Sea-level rise makes wastewater planning even more important, writes scientist Rob Young.
Rising sea levels pose threat to homes of 300m people – study
More than three times more people are at risk from rising sea levels than previously believed, research suggests.
The IPCC’s Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere – What it means for Africa’s coastal cities
For African coastal cities, sea level rise and increasing storm frequency and intensity pose serious threat. West, Central, East and Mediterranean coastal zones in Africa are very low-lying. Within these low-lying coastal zones are many of Africa’s largest cities: Dakar, Abidjan, Accra, Lagos, Dar es Salaam, Alexandria, Tripoli, and Cape Town.