April 15, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Researchers at NASA’s Operation IceBridge have captured photos of a new rift in one of Greenland’s largest glaciers, Petermann Glacier, possibly putting the ice sheet in danger of breaking. Since 2010, the Petermann Glacier has lost two massive icebergs as big as 120 square kilometres ...
Read More...April 14, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A state-commissioned report on climate change released Wednesday raises the stakes for fighting global warming, offering a clearer and, in some cases, more catastrophic picture of how much sea levels will rise in California. The report lays out expected ocean levels through 2150 ...
Read More...April 13, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In south Florida, Architects, planners, and developers are just beginning to overhaul the urban landscape, laying the groundwork for a sweeping transformation of building codes, municipal infrastructure, and design norms that could save the city from rising seas. Over the next five years, the ...
Read More...April 12, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The last housing crisis wiped out billions of dollars in home equity and left millions of Americans underwater on their homes. Rising sea levels in the coming decades could leave millions of homeowners underwater again — this time quite literally. As the effects ...
Read More...April 11, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new report from NOAA is projecting nine to eleven feet of sea level rise for Rhode Island by 2100. The impacts could be devastating. By 2050, 13 squares miles could be permanently under water. The risks are high not just with sea ...
Read More...April 10, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A new study suggests climate change could cause another 4 million square kilometers, or about 1.5 million square miles, of permafrost to disappear with every additional degree Celsius, or 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit, of warming. The loss of more permafrost would release more methane, a highly ...
Read More...April 08, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Sea levels are rising around the world, and in the US, south Florida is ground zero – as much for the adaptation strategies it is attempting as for the risk that it bears. One recent report estimated that Miami has the most to lose ...
Read More...April 07, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In response to the growing threat of sea level rise, local governments in south Florida are now requiring homes in flood-prone areas to be raised before they can be built or substantially renovated. A ‘substantial’ renovation is any work that amounts to ...
Read More...April 06, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In Kuttanad, India, scientists are working to adapt a 150-year-old Indian farming system used on land two meters (6.5 feet) below sea level that has withstood saltwater infiltration and monsoon floods, hoping it could help fight global warming, rising oceans and coastal ...
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