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Transatlantic collaboration aims to boost resilience of sea walls

Envirotec Magazine

It’s hoped this will highlight areas where the design and resilience of sea walls could be strengthened. Dr Melis Sütman, an Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering at Heriot-Watt’s School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, said: “The sea level around the UK has already risen by around 1.5

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Scientists Showcase Global Discoveries Using Planet Data at World’s Largest Geospatial Conference

Planet Pulse

We are proud to see that our data is empowering governments as they evaluate national climate risks; it’s providing the agricultural sector critical with insights into crop health; it’s revealing species dynamics in biodiverse ecosystems; and it’s informing the public on the global energy transition.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

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Empty labs, abandoned research: Coronavirus puts climate science on hold

Grist

In Texas, a half-baked plan to save the oil industry from a coronavirus-fueled crash. In the two long weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, research into our warming climate has been put on hold. It’s “really the only source of information” about the deep ocean below 2,000 meters, Talley said. “We

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In Their Own Words: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

DeSmogBlog

For years, academics, journalists, and activists have been unearthing documents proving that the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change since the late 1950s. The fossil fuel industry was first warned about climate change back in 1959 by famed physicist Edward Teller, known as “the father of the hydrogen bomb.”

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3 keys for scaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation

GreenBiz

More than 30 million people across northern Java suffer from coastal flooding and erosion related to more severe storms and sea level rise. In some places, entire villages and more than a mile of coastline have been lost to the sea. Countries around the world can harness the power of nature to adapt to climate impacts.

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Cities need to act on climate adaptation now

Unsustainable

The system included more rainfall monitoring in the upper catchment and advances in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling to better evaluate rainfall on the streams feeding the reservoirs, water released from dams, and impacts on downstream communities.