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Climate Change Hits Asia Hardest

Jim Conca

McKinsey&Company's Climate risk in Asia report indicates that Asia gets hit hardest by climate change, which shouldn’t be surprising. Asia has more people in coastal cities than all other cities in the world combined, so sea level rise and severe weather will be worse there than anywhere else.

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‘Superhero’ seagrass meadows produce sand that may protect coral reef islands from sea-level rise

Envirotec Magazine

Seagrass meadows produce large volumes of sediment that can build coral reef island shorelines, increasing the resilience of low-lying reef island nations to future sea level rise, according to new research. Seagrass meadows are biodiversity hotspots, slow climate change by storing carbon, and protect land from coastal erosion.

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Philadelphia International Airport grapples with climate change and sea-level rise

GreenBiz

The airport is next to the Delaware River, which will rise as the Atlantic does.

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Governments should prepare for 3m sea-level rise by 2100, says IMechE

Envirotec Magazine

Governments around the world must step up their preparations for a minimum sea level rise of 1 metre this century and be planning for up to 3 metres, according to a report released by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in November. Flooded streets in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in October 2016.

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As climate fears mount, people choose to relocate

GreenBiz

As wildfires worsen and sea levels rise, a small but growing number of Americans are choosing to move to places seen as safe havens from climate change.

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ESA and NASA join forces in a bid to better understand climate change

Envirotec Magazine

To address climate change, decision-makers need accurate information on how our world is changing now, and also what may happen in the future. Climate change is an all-hands-on deck, global challenge that requires action – now,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. IGO license ).

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Hawaii declares a climate emergency

Inhabitat - Innovation

to declare a climate emergency. The islands are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise and more climate change effects. Hawaii is the first state in the U.S.