NRDC onEarth

MARCH 25, 2024

The causes and effects of this undeniable consequence of climate change—and how communities can respond.

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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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Energy Innovation

DECEMBER 17, 2018

As societies around the world continue emitting heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, they face the consequence of sea level rise. Since 1900, sea levels have increased 8 inches on average globally, and by 2100, sea levels will likely rise between 1 and 4 feet (Sweet et al.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Humans are beginning to adapt in response to climate change, and sea level rise represents… The post Climate Adaptation: Should You Move Today to Avoid Sea Level Rise? Go here to see the original: Climate Adaptation: Should You Move Today to Avoid Sea Level Rise?

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2022

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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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

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

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Jim Conca

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

You’d think climate-influenced human migration would be away from coastal areas flooded by sea level rise. But that’s not what researchers from across the United States and Europe are projecting. Low-lying areas like Bangladesh will probably gain more residents than they lose as flooding gets worse.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Set atop a small hill overlooking the old harbor, the installation — titled the Dark Beacon — is placed close to an existing lighthouse that serves as a counterpoint to the pavilion; whereas the lighthouse warns of immediate dangers, the Dark Beacon warns of future dangers.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 22, 2021

Even if we lower greenhouse gas… The post Earth911 Quiz #92: How Bad Will Sea Level Rise Get by 2100? Go here to see the original: Earth911 Quiz #92: How Bad Will Sea Level Rise Get by 2100? Our planet faces wracking changes caused by climate change. appeared first on Earth911.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It… The post Climate Adaptation: Moving to Higher Ground in Your Region to Avoid Sea Level Rise appeared first on Earth911. More: Climate Adaptation: Moving to Higher Ground in Your Region to Avoid Sea Level Rise.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Climate impacts are accelerating and this is expediting the timelines for the melting of the cryosphere and sea level rise. The report states increasing rates of melting ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic are contributing to accelerating sea level rise. The climate ocean nexus is increasingly clear.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 9, 2021

Sea level rise is killing forests in protected areas on the eastern U.S. A separate study co-authored by Ury and her colleagues reveals that tree deaths due to sea level rise have been happening more dramatically in recent years. The change is largely attributed to climate change and sea level rise.

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Jim Conca

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

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. McKinsey&Company's Climate risk in Asia report indicates that Asia gets hit hardest by climate change, which shouldn’t be surprising.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 7, 2021

Earth911 talks with oceanographer John Englander, author of the new book Moving to Higher Ground:… The post Earth911 Podcast: Oceanographer John Englander on Adapting to Sea Level Rise appeared first on Earth911.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 4, 2021

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

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It… The post Climate Adaptation: Moving to Higher Ground in Your Region to Avoid Sea Level Rise appeared first on Earth911. Read the original: Climate Adaptation: Moving to Higher Ground in Your Region to Avoid Sea Level Rise.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 9, 2021

Sea level rise isn’t the only reason oil development may leave Guyana more exposed to floods and storms. The post Oil Drilling in the ‘Land of Water’: ExxonMobil Hunts for More Fossil Fuels in Guyana Amid Sea Level Rise Fears appeared first on DeSmog. ExxonMobil did not respond to questions from DeSmog.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Foley Hoag LLP counsel and United Nations practice group Chair Christina Hioureas and associate Alejandra Torres Camprubi will serve as panelists for a series titled “Climate, State and Sovereignty: Self-Determination and Sea-Level Rise,” to be held in consecutive months from September – December 2020. Brill/Nijhoff 2020).

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Energy Innovation

APRIL 2, 2019

New research focused on the mechanisms and rates of how snow and ice is lost to the ocean from the land, along with studies of past climates offer new insights into how much sea level may change in the coming years. Both approaches utilize computer models to further explore the relationship between sea level and climate.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 29, 2019

On the Greek island of Spetses, Irish designer Kieran Donnellan and a group of participants from the 2019 international festival Meetings of Design Students (MEDS) have installed a striking charred-wood pavilion that warns of the dangers of sea level rise.

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Eco-Business

MARCH 7, 2023

With climate-induced sea-level rise threatening the existence of island states, a new study says islands need to be raised by six metres or more to protect the Maldives.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The findings, which follow analyses of satellite imagery, indicate that a natural buffer that prevents the glaciers from breaking away is deteriorating at a rapid rate and could lead to destructive sea level rise.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The airport is next to the Delaware River, which will rise as the Atlantic does. Here is the original: Philadelphia International Airport grapples with climate change and sea-level rise.

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GreenBiz

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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TechXplore

JANUARY 11, 2024

Tidal range schemes can protect estuaries and coastal areas from the effects of sea level rise according to a new study by Lancaster researchers.

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Eco-Business

OCTOBER 17, 2022

World at 1.5C': Sweden's land has been rising since the last Ice Age - but even it is now preparing for sea level rise threats.

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Forbes Green Tech

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Floating cities have now become real solutions to the global climate change crisis, and entrepreneurs have been scrambling to create the technology that will allow humanity to move out into the sea. Yes, it has really come to this.

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NRDC onEarth

AUGUST 18, 2023

Below the hills of Marin County, residents in the shoreline Canal district build toward climate resilience through community-led sea level rise adaptation.

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Grist

JULY 19, 2024

With sea level rise bringing the Atlantic Ocean ever closer to the withering plants, the group had made the difficult decision to remove the cacti’s remaining green material, preserve it in nurseries, and hope that it might one day be reintroduced in the wild.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 14, 2019

To mitigate against the risks of sea level rise and consequential flooding, many airports across the country and internationally have had to invest in protective countermeasures.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 16, 2020

As a wake up call to the possible effects of global warming, Superflux has created immersive art that explores the possible consequences of sea level rise for city dwellers in coastal areas.

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Energy Central

JULY 16, 2024

AAAS: "To avoid sea level rise, some researchers want to build barriers around the world's most vulnerable glaciers." " Dangerous momentum is being built up around geoengineering schemes for the atmosphere + now for protection of polar glaciers/ice sheets.

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Eco-Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

With sea level rise accelerating faster than thought, the risk is growing for coastal cities ? and for nuclear power stations.

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 28, 2022

As the planet heats up, severe weather events become more frequent and powerful, sea levels rise, food crops suffer from extended droughts, and many animal and plant species face extinction. It’s difficult to envision what we, as individuals, can do to address an issue of this magnitude and severity.

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Energy Central

AUGUST 19, 2024

Oxford Open Climate Change in an article "Addressing the Urgent Need for Direct Climate Cooling: Rationale and Options", argues "Only direct climate cooling has the potential to avert continued temperature rise in the near term and moderate at least some projected climate change disruption including extreme weather, sea level rise, loss (..)

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Energy Central

APRIL 1, 2024

To make south Louisiana’s oil and gas infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather, Entergy Louisiana wants to build a $441 million floating natural gas power plant as the land around it continues to vanish from a combination of sinking and sea-level rise.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 17, 2020

coastal cities , barring efforts to mitigate climate change and reduce sea level rise. Tags: sea level rise coastal flooding #ExxonKnew ExxonMobil shell #ShellKnew climate lawsuits Extreme flooding will become an annual and eventually a practically daily hazard for many U.S.

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