June 28, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study found that the rate of sea level rise has increased by 50% between 1993 and 2014. The rate went from 2.2 millimeters per year in 1993 to about 3.3 millimeters per year in 2014. This increase is attributed to the melting of ...
Read More...June 27, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A team of NOAA scientists is working on a tool to predict tidal flooding for coastal communities across the country on a quarterly basis. They’re hoping that the seasonal forecasts will help everybody from emergency planners to homeowners be more attuned to the problem. ...
Read More...June 26, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Researchers from around the country met at Old Dominion University to discuss ways for local governments to address flooding and sea level rise. The researchers included experts from several different fields, including community planning, law, and oceanography. The goal of the meeting was to ...
Read More...June 24, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Rising seas, more frequent tidal flooding, and sinking land are taking their toll on the residents of Downe Township on the shores of the Delaware Bay in New Jersey. The State of New Jersey has offered to buy 28 of about 40 Money Island ...
Read More...June 23, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A tsunami that struck western Greenland late Saturday has left four people presumed dead, dozens injured, and 11 homes washed away. Most tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes. On Greenland’s arctic side, glacial earthquakes have been increasing with the melting of glaciers, which cause ...
Read More...June 22, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A recently published article, accumulating decades of research, assessed how global warming could affect the stability of the Ross Sea Embayment in West Antarctica. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is important because it is inherently unstable. The current hypothesis of how the ...
Read More...June 21, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Killer heat due to global warming means much of the planet faces rising fatalities, a study shows. By 2100, almost half of people on the planet will be at risk of heat-related illness or death – even if emissions are drastically reduced. If ...
Read More...June 20, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The effects of climate change – higher temperatures and less rainfall – could take a toll on the Ethiopia’s ability to farm Coffea arabica, the species that produces most of the coffee we drink these days. Ethiopia is the largest African producer of Arabica ...
Read More...June 19, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Cities are increasingly moving ahead of countries in setting carbon-reduction goals and initiatives, according to a new report. More than 2,500 cities have now listed climate-change pledges on the Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action (NAZCA) portal launched as part of the 2014 Lima-Paris ...
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