February 15, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Pacific leaders are worried that sea level rise could cover maritime boundaries, which are normally tied to isolated landmarks. These boundaries have very real economic consequences as they determine who has the right to Pacific fisheries worth more than $3 billion. To read the ...
Read More...February 14, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – For many local businesses in coastal communities across the United States, sea level rise is already reducing their revenue. Businesses in downtown Annapolis, MD lost 3,000 visitors in 2017 due to high-tide flooding, which equates to a loss of somewhere between $86,000 ...
Read More...February 13, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In an interview, Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva incorrectly claimed that the flooding in Miami Beach is due to subsidence. While some isolated areas are sinking slightly due to the removal of mangroves and addition of fill materials, it does not account for the ...
Read More...February 12, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – There has just recently begun to be more widespread panic over the state of the climate and if we can act in time to change course- and that fear is justified. As David Attenborough stated at the UN Climate Conference, “If we don’t ...
Read More...February 11, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Climate change may be the real national emergency as increasing natural disasters put millions of American lives at risk. Those risks are widespread as climate change threatens national security, public health, agricultural activity and the food supply, infrastructure, sea level rise, and ...
Read More...February 09, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article synopsis – NASA announced this week that 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record since we began tracking temperatures nearly 140 years ago. “The five warmest years in recorded history have been the last five, and 18 of the 19 warmest years have ...
Read More...February 08, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “Renowned oceanographer and founder of the University of California, San Diego, Walter Munk has died at the age of 101. Munk made ground-breaking discoveries in oceanography and gave Allied forces a strategic advantage in WWII.” To read the actual article click here. My Comment ...
Read More...February 07, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Along the coast of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., the Navy is considering building a 14 foot seawall to protect its bases against sea level rise. Military engineers proposed a 1.5 mile long wall that could cost as much as $20 ...
Read More...February 06, 2019 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a Pew Research survey of 26 countries, climate change increasingly ranks as the world’s number one security threat. Climate change was considered the most pressing security concern in 13 of the countries, with ISIS and cyberattacks rounding out the top ...
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