"Sea Level Rise Now" News Digest

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April 19, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter

Apr 19 2019

Credit: Aleksandar Georgiev/Getty Images.Article Synopsis – The consequences of climate change are becoming so dire that some scientists and politicians are looking to geoengineering to fix the problem. The two main types of geoengineering are carbon capture and solar radiation management. Other scientists warn that ...

April 18, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter

Apr 18 2019

Article Synopsis – Experts are warning that we need mobilization on the scale of what we saw during WWII in order to mitigate the damage from climate change. Unfortunately, “it’s clear not only that we are losing this war but that we still are failing ...

April 17, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter

Apr 17 2019

Credit: The Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance.Article Synopsis – Despite the critics’ objections that our standard of living will be lowered, all of the proposed solutions to climate change will actually improve our quality of life. Homes and businesses will be more efficient, we will have ...

April 16, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter

Apr 16 2019

Credit: NASA.Article Synopsis – Scientists have discovered that a glacier in the Arctic is slipping towards the sea at a rate dozens of times faster than expected. This could be a sign that others glaciers are not as stable as believed, and could be more ...

April 15, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter

Apr 15 2019

Credit: Good Free Photos/Public Domain.Article Synopsis – “Hawaiian lawmakers, fearing that sea level rise will lead to extensive flooding in Honolulu, have proposed a coastline protection program that would defend the city from regular tidal inundations.” The new bill states, “the loss of coastal property ...

April 13, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter

Apr 13 2019

Credit: UPI/Barcroft Images.Article Synopsis – The latest research has shown that ice on our planet is melting even faster than previously thought, and the warnings from the few who seem to grasp the gravity of the situation need to be heeded. These include the vocal ...

April 12, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter

Apr 12 2019

Credit: Public Domain.Article Synopsis – The blizzard that hit the upper midwest this week and dumped up to two feet of snow was fueled by an ever-warming Arctic. Extreme weather events have been increasing in the midwest, with the area experiencing close to 40% more ...

April 11, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter

Apr 11 2019

Credit: Shutterstock/Luca Vaime.Article Synopsis – Indonesia’s more than 10,000 small islands, important for their natural resources, leisure activities, and national defense, are under threat from sea level rise. Ecological engineering of the islands, which includes restoration of mangroves, coral reefs, and sea grass beds, could ...

April 10, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter

Apr 10 2019

Article Synopsis – Analysis has shown that climate change is likely to have “a significant negative effect on the economy that becomes worse as the temperature rises. These impacts come from a variety of different sources, including productivity losses, rising sea levels, increased coastal storms, ...