Sea Level Rise

View In: Sea Level RiseA new study finds the biggest increases in inundation will occur after the first 2 meters (6.6 feet) of sea level rise, covering more than twice as much land as older elevation models predicted.

View In: Sea Level RiseCoastal flood damages are expected to increase significantly during the 21st century as sea levels rise and socioeconomic development increases the number of people and value of assets in the coastal floodplain. @richardtol@Mastodon.Social

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Sea Level RiseRising seas threaten to kill the state’s dwindling Atlantic white cedar forests. The post New Jersey wants to restore 10,000 acres of ‘fairy-tale’ forest appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

View In: Sea Level RiseIf all the ice covering Antarctica, Greenland (Antarctica would make about 60 meters of sea-level rise, Greenland about 7.4 meters), and in mountain ice caps around the globe were to melt, sea level would rise about 70 meters (230 feet) and cover all seaside cities.

Yale E360
View In: Sea Level RiseThe U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs will grant three tribes $25 million each to relocate homes, schools, and critical infrastructure threatened by sea-level rise, flooding, and erosion. These are the first grants distributed under a program aimed at helping tribes cope with climate change.Read more o...

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Sea Level Rise A short video from Local Motives shows how salt marshes are changing coastal landscapes in Maryland and New Jersey. The post How the coastal mid-Atlantic is haunted by sea-level rise appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Sea Level RiseSalty water can seep through cracks, corroding steel supports. The post How rising sea levels could damage building foundations appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

View In: Sea Level RiseSea levels are expected to rise around the contiguous U.S. faster than previously thought, a new NASA study finds.

View In: Sea Level RiseAs global warming occurs, a direct reaction of the climate system is the sea level rise. This rise results from seawater expansion as a response to the temperature increase and addition of water from land-ice sheets and glaciers melting.

View In: Sea Level RiseNew results show average sea level rise approaching the 1-foot mark for most coastlines of the contiguous U.S. by 2050. The Gulf Coast and Southeast will see the most change.

The Guardian
View In: Sea Level RiseEllekan, an islet in Marshall Islands, has been reduced to a pile of sand in the middle of the reef. Those who loved it have already held its funeralBefore it is lost is series of essays from the Pacific islandsOn a trip to the islet of Kalalen, eight years ago, a man named Yoster Harris ran out to mee...

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Sea Level RiseA reader’s worries about sea level rise are giving him nightmares. The post ‘Is it foolish to hold onto my family’s beloved waterfront home?’ appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Sea Level Rise“Disaster is closer than we thought,” said one climate scientist.

View In: Sea Level RiseAs sea level rises, even the houses that had been raised on stilts are now collapsing.

Yale E360
View In: Sea Level RiseAs rising seas increase saltwater intrusion and soaring temperatures cause greater evaporation, scientists say that the mounting levels of salt in waters and in soils pose a major climate-related danger and could become a leading cause of climate migration globally. Read more on E360 →

View In: Sea Level RiseInteractive global map showing areas threatened by sea level rise and coastal flooding.

Carbon Brief
View In: Sea Level RiseThree times as many sites of sacred value, scientific wonder and natural splendour across Africa... The post Mapped: African world heritage sites threatened by sea level rise ‘to triple by 2050’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.

Inside Climate News
View In: Sea Level Rise A beautiful but sad video about a sinking island in Louisiana, and the federal program to relocate the residents. Watch the houses on stilts.

Common Dreams
View In: Sea Level RiseIt is just common sense, but our politicians seem to lack it, and so it gets published. This is the news you may not see on the MSM.