Posts Tagged ‘sea level rise’
New NOAA report highlights economic and ecological value of the Gulf coastal region
'A Second Glance' is valuable tool for regional managers and the public August 8, 2011 The Gulf of Mexico at a Glance: A Second Glance features economic and ecological highlights about the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystem, economy, and coastal communities....
Strong El Niño could bring increased sea levels, storm surges to U.S. East Coast
New study examines how El Niño in cold months affected water levels over past 50 years July 15, 2011 A new NOAA study found coastal areas along the East Coast could be more vulnerable to storm surges and sea level rise in future El Nino years. Hig...
The Ups and Downs of Sea Level
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Much has been made in AGW circles of the sea level forecast of Vermeer and Rahmstorf, in “Global sea level linked to global temperature” (V&R2009). Their estimate of forecast sea level rise was much larger tha...
Melting ice on Arctic islands a major player in sea level rise
Published: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 12:37 in Earth & Climate Related images(click to enlarge) Alex Gardner Angus Duncan Angus Duncan Melting glaciers and ice caps on Canadian Arctic islands play a much greater role in sea level rise th...
New York City May Get 20% More Sea Level Rise Than Global Average
Multi-meter sea level rise is now pretty much a certainty, even if the timescale is still very much up for debate and influenced by how much and how quickly we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Another wrinkle in the scenario is how some places at s...
Climate change poses major risks for unprepared cities
Published: Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 09:38 in Earth & Climate Cities worldwide are failing to take necessary steps to protect residents from the likely impacts of climate change, even though billions of urban dwellers are vulnerable to heat waves...
Global warming puts heat on U.S. military ops
TEXAS A&M (US) — Changing global climate due to ongoing warming will present national and homeland security challenges requiring the U.S. military to adopt new ways of doing business worldwide. A new report, issued by the National Research Counci...
AlaskaDispatch.com: Expect Alaska’s Glaciers to Heat Up Soon
Most of the world's mountain glaciers and small ice caps will disappear or shrivel dramatically by the end of the century, with Alaska glaciers and...
Climate Change to Kill 5 Million People Globally by 2020 & It Just Goes Up Each Year After That
From sea level rise, to extreme weather, to desertification, the US has among the highest risk for damages. Photo: US Army/Creative Commons. Each year there are 350,000 people dying due to climate change, with a total death toll by 2020 of five milli...
Global Temperature Rises, What It Will Mean To You
According to Mark Lynas, the author of Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet, and as reported in The Guardian...
Dramatic New Sea Level Figures To Be Revealed This Week At Climate Change Conference In Copenhagen
Very important news about new evidence of a dramatic rise in sea level was published ...
Treehugger Slideshow: Get Out Now! 8 Places Soon Uninhabitable Because of Climate Change
Some say that climate change will affect us only in the far future and that we really don't have to worry about it in our lifetime. I suggest that you ...
New Evidence: Sea Level Once 21 Meters Higher
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