March 26, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The highest sea level along China’s coast in decades has prompted scientists to warn of a greater risk of marine disasters. The average sea level recorded last year was 82mm higher than the average for the period covering 1993 to 2001, according to the ...
Read More...March 25, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – When it comes to preparing for sea level rise, the Dutch are on the forefront and should be used as an example of resiliency and ingenuity. Most of the land in the Netherlands is collectively owned, which allows the city to think ...
Read More...March 24, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The amount of sea ice in both the Arctic and Antarctic is at a record low and climate change is partly to blame. Overall, the combined Arctic and Antarctic sea ice numbers are at their lowest point since satellites began to continuously measure sea ice in ...
Read More...March 22, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Portions of the California could be at risk of abruptly dropping into the sea during a severe earthquake like the “Big One” scientists have been predicting for years. A new study examined seismic records and past earthquakes to determine that major earthquakes ...
Read More...March 22, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Many coastal cities in New Zealand are highly vulnerable to rising sea levels. On average, a 2.5 degree Celsius global temperature increase would see New Zealand coastal sea levels rise by 5.6 meters. Current conservative sea level projections, which predict just 0.8 meters of sea level ...
Read More...March 21, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A study to assess the vulnerability of St. Marys, GA to sea level rise concludes nearly 62 percent of the city is designated in a special flood hazard area. Some areas of the city are vulnerable to coastal flooding from storm surges ...
Read More...March 19, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – John Englander, author of the 2012 book “High Tide on Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis,” spoke on sea level rise and its impact on coastal communities Sunday at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center. Hampton Roads is ...
Read More...March 18, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A group of 21 youths is suing the federal government. The lawsuit claims the government’s promotion of fossil fuel production and its indifference to the risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions have resulted in “a dangerous destabilizing climate system” that threatens the ...
Read More...March 16, 2017 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Last year was particularly disastrous for the Great Barrier Reef. The periodic heating of the Pacific Ocean known as El Niño, combined with the continuing warming of the seas from climate change, caused mass bleaching along vast stretches of the 1,400-mile-long reef. In ...
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