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Coastal flooding projections have been ignoring the wobbly moon problem

Grist

As glaciers and ice sheets continue to melt and more heat is trapped in the ocean, causing it to expand, sea-level rise will exacerbate a more mundane problem for those who live in coastal areas: so-called “sunny-day” flooding. Every local and state official with a coastline should be deeply concerned about this.”.

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Coastal flooding projections have been ignoring the wobbly moon problem

Grist

As glaciers and ice sheets continue to melt and more heat is trapped in the ocean, causing it to expand, sea-level rise will exacerbate a more mundane problem for those who live in coastal areas: so-called “sunny-day” flooding. Every local and state official with a coastline should be deeply concerned about this.” .

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Study: People are moving to flood-prone areas, not away from them

Grist

According to a new flood mapping tool called the Global Flood Database , between 2000 and 2015, the population exposed to flooding in Malawi and Mozambique increased by 150 to 250 percent. Then, by pulling global population data for 2000 and 2015, they calculated how much populations changed in affected areas during that period.

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Scientists say ocean life could rebound in 30 years — if we act now

Grist

“We’re beginning to appreciate the value of what we’re losing and not just in terms of intrinsic beauty of the wildlife but in terms of protecting our livelihoods and societies from bad things happening, whether that be poor water quality in rivers and oceans or sea-level rise beating on the doorstep of coastal areas,” said Roberts.

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Study: People are moving to flood-prone areas, not away from them

Grist

According to a new flood mapping tool called the Global Flood Database , between 2000 and 2015, the population exposed to flooding in Malawi and Mozambique increased by 150 to 250 percent. Then, by pulling global population data for 2000 and 2015, they calculated how much populations changed in affected areas during that period.

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Does talking about climate ‘tipping points’ inspire action — or defeat?

Grist

Bob Kopp, a co-author of the paper who researches climate change and sea level rise at Rutgers University, said that talking about tipping points, as scary as they are, might not inspire people to do something about climate change. Thats because fear is an unreliable motivator. It’s a choice to use that framing.

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What effect will the “Code Red” climate report have on COP26?

Renewable Energy World

The recent rate of sea level rise has nearly tripled compared to 1901-1971. The main driver of the global retreat of glaciers since the 1990s and the decrease in Arctic sea-ice is human behaviour. The past five years have been the hottest on record since 1850. We are responsible for 90% of the melt. .”