Following the U.S. Presidential election, many pundits speculate that President Biden will use Executive Orders to deal with many issues that do not require Congressional legislation. That would follow the precedent of both Presidents Trump and Obama. It raises an interesting question as to whether ...
November 9th, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise
The last week of October in 2012 seems like SUCH a long time ago. But, it was the week of “Sandy” and the apocalyptic damage as superstorm hit New York City will be forever etched in our memories. The hyper hurricane dominated television worldwide the ...
October 26th, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise
Two weeks ago here on my blog I pointed out that in the televised debate, President Trump took the question from FOX News’ Chris Wallace about climate change, and deflected it to his concern for “clean water and air”, a very different issue. To be ...
October 19th, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise
For a few weeks, I’ve had this article on my desk, “The hysteresis of the Antarctic Ice Sheet” from NATURE Magazine. The title is intriguing even with the unfamiliar term. I had to look it up. It comes from the Greek meaning to lag behind. ...
October 12th, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise
“What do you believe about the science of climate change? And what will you do in the next four years to confront it?” asked Moderator Chris Wallace, directing the question to President Trump in the first 2020 Presidential debate. The President replied: “I want crystal ...
October 5th, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise
Many years ago, while evaluating a location for some investors, I met a Canadian attorney on this tiny island in the Caribbean. To be specific, it’s Mayreau, the smallest island in the Grenadines. “Jim”, the attorney has been following my work on rising sea level, ...
September 28th, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise
The question of how long before coastal homes go underwater is becoming common; an expert explains.
September 21st, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise
The hundreds of raging wildfires this week along the Pacific Coast of the United States are a horrible tragedy, that is becoming only too familiar. During the recent Australian Summer they had their version. Nearly everyone realizes this is a result of increased warming, a ...
September 14th, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise
This popular climate change graphic was created in 2012 for my book, High Tide On Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis. It has been downloaded at least hundreds of times. Recently I updated the chart for my forthcoming book. This updates ...
September 8th, 2020 Category: Sea Level Rise