September 02, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a new study, “seaport footprints will need to double or quadruple worldwide in the next three decades to cope with the combination of sea-level rise and rising demand”. The study authors note that “incorporating adaptation strategies into new construction is ...
Read More...September 02, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – As flooding from sea level rise becomes more frequent, smaller banks are off-loading their mortgages onto tax-payer funded private firms. While good for the banks, it does nothing to help educate potential home buyers of the risks involved with buying in flood-prone ...
Read More...September 01, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Housing policies need to reflect the threat of increased flooding from sea level rise and incentivize those in flood-prone areas to relocate. To date, “the government and private insurance companies have spent more money rebuilding damaged coastal property than it would have ...
Read More...August 31, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study shows ice sheet losses in Greenland and Antarctica are tracking the worst-case scenario sea level rise models. If these rates continue, the ice sheets alone could add an additional 17 cm of sea level rise by the end of ...
Read More...August 27, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – At the current rate of warming, the Bahamas is at risk of losing 80% of its landmass to sea level rise by the end of the century. The Bahamas also faces risks from increasingly intense hurricanes and ocean acidification. The government has ...
Read More...August 26, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – This month FEMA, HUD, and the Army Corps of Engineers all announced plans aimed at the large-scale relocation of people in flood-prone areas nationwide due to rising sea levels. FEMA and HUD have allocated billions of dollars for these programs, and federal ...
Read More...August 26, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Jakarta, Indonesia, one of the most populous cities in the world, has announced plans to move 1,250 miles northeast to escape the rising seas. The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, intends to have the new city completed, and relocate roughly 7 million ...
Read More...August 26, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a new analysis, almost two-thirds of Antarctica’s ice sheets are at risk of fracturing from meltwater, which could have “major consequences” for sea level rise. Meltwater fills the ice sheets from above, causing them to crack and weaken, which could ...
Read More...August 25, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The combination of rising sea levels and increasing extreme weather events has exposed London’s vulnerability to flooding, which includes the inevitable breach of the Thames Barrier. According to Asif Din, sustainability director of global architectural firm Perkins+Will, “The 500-year storm has become a ...
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