Governments in Australia are at the forefront in recognizing that Sea Level Rise (SLR) will become a significant issue for coastal communities as this century progresses. Presently they are using 90 cm (3 feet) as the planning assumption for the end of the century. For ...
August 13th, 2010 Category: Sea Level Rise
The Kremlin has a website and blog that you have to look at. I stumbled upon it yesterday as part of my routine monitoring regarding climate change — it has no ocean connection, I must point out. Yet, the post by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ...
August 8th, 2010 Category: Sea Level Rise
With the BP gusher more or less contained, it is timely to reflect on the lessons learned and to be aware of some possible unintended consequences of the response to the disaster. Echoing many of the headlines, my top line bullets are: BP, and probably ...
August 3rd, 2010 Category: Sea Level Rise
The July 28 issue of NATURE has a disturbing new study with strong evidence that phytoplankton have declined 40 percent in the last 50 years. That is based on a study of 450,000 ocean samples taken over the last century. Phytoplankton are critical because they: ...
August 1st, 2010 Category: Sea Level Rise
Last week Congress abandoned plans to pass a comprehensive energy and climate bill. This is a very sad state of affairs for this ocean planet. The repercussions of that failure are much longer term than one might expect. Thomas L Friedman applied his usual insight and ...
July 27th, 2010 Category: Sea Level Rise
On July 19 President Obama accepted the long-awaited recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force and immediately issued an Executive Order establishing a new National Ocean Policy. This is an important milestone that has been applauded by a broad cross section of the oceanographic ...
July 21st, 2010 Category: Sea Level Rise
NEWSWEEK recently did a Special Issue, “100 Place to Remember Before They Disappear.” It was supposed to be on sale until July 12, but perhaps you can still find a copy. It’s vivid and poignant. Good intro editorial by Fareed Zakaria.The ocean is a strong ...
July 7th, 2010 Category: Sea Level Rise
If you have access to the June issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN — cover story “12 Events That Will Change Everything” — look at “Polar Meltdown” page 45. Excellent piece by David Biello, succinctly confirms devastating impact of near-certain rising sea level this century and beyond. ...
June 29th, 2010 Category: Sea Level Rise
We were in the Upper Florida Keys for Father’s Day weekend — Tavernier to be specific. As soon as we got there, Rachel jumped in the water and said it was hotter than last year. At age 9 she instantly knew what the scientists have ...
June 27th, 2010 Category: Sea Level Rise