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

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

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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Be prepared: Energy, food and medicine at risk from rising seas, engineers warn

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century.

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Be prepared: Energy, food and medicine at risk from rising seas, engineers warn

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century.

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Be prepared: Energy, food and medicine at risk from rising seas, engineers warn

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century. Read the original: Be prepared: Energy, food and medicine at risk from rising seas, engineers warn.

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Report: It’s time for the U.S. to research solar geoengineering

Grist

MARCH 26, 2021

To avoid the most disastrous sea-level rise, storms, heat waves, and drought, the best available science says that greenhouse gas emissions must be cut in half in the next decade or so and brought to net-zero by the middle of the century. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Aerial Photos Of Hurricane Ida’s Aftermath Show What ‘Code Red’ for the Planet Looks Like in South Louisiana

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Isle de Jean Charles sits about 80 miles southwest of New Orleans, where sea-level rise and coastal erosion are intensified by oil and gas canals and climate change, and it took a major hit from Hurricane Ida. Isle de Jean Charles on Aug. 22, 2021, before Ida arrived.

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Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

But as sea levels rise and the islands continue to subside, the costs of fortifying and maintaining the structures may exceed the value of the land and agricultural production behind them, says Alf Brandt, counsel to the State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon. Think of it as preventive medicine.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Another IPCC report (2019) warned that we are seeing accelerated ice melt and sea level rise and more than 10,000 scientists from 153 countries declared a "climate emergency" (Ripple et al, 2019). National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS). Available online at [link] Accessed on January 23, 2020.

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Ocean oil pollution is growing — and not from oil spills

Grist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

According to the report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “ Oil in the Sea ,” these sources are by far the largest and fastest-growing contributor to ocean oil pollution. His broadest request, however, is that governments invest in more research — and not just after high-profile oil spills.

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‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth

Grist

MAY 30, 2024

Ana Bonell, a researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, studies heat and birth outcomes in western Africa and Pakistan. On an individual level, Ojiaku advises her patients, as early as possible in their pregnancies, to keep cool, stay hydrated, and limit work-related heat exposures as much as possible.

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

Queen attributes the issues that north Minneapolis faces today — the vacant homes, the poor access to medicine and food, the proximity to industrial pollution — to a lack of Black ownership and the political power that accompanies wealth. Right now, over in North, you can't name 10 Black businesses — they ain't there," she said.

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

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JULY 6, 2020

Queen attributes the issues that north Minneapolis faces today — the vacant homes, the poor access to medicine and food, the proximity to industrial pollution — to a lack of Black ownership and the political power that accompanies wealth. “If you don’t own anything, you’re not changing nothing.”

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How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Hotter temperatures have already limited harvests of traditional foods and medicine used by many indigenous nations. Rising temperatures have also dried the soil, raising wildfire risks. The slow creep of sea-level rise has also led to more frequent tidal flooding in coastal cities like Miami.

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

Be prepared: Energy, food and medicine at risk from rising seas, engineers warn

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Be prepared: Energy, food and medicine at risk from rising seas, engineers warn

Be prepared: Energy, food and medicine at risk from rising seas, engineers warn

Report: It’s time for the U.S. to research solar geoengineering

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

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