DeSmogBlog

JUNE 9, 2021

About 100 miles off the coast of Guyana, along the northern edge of South America, the drillship Stena Carron spent Saturday, June 5 drilling a new exploratory well on behalf of ExxonMobil. 1 Impacts Ripple South. The company isn’t the only oil giant pushing into the waters of South America. Engine No.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

“The opportunity to preserve the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in its present-day state has probably passed,” she concluded, “and policymakers should be prepared for several metres of sea level rise over the coming centuries.” He agrees that there are other important causes of current and future sea-level rise.

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The City Fix

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The world recently experienced a 13-month streak of record-breaking global temperatures. And as blistering heat waves punish communities across several continents, 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record. Global average temperatures are now perilously close to exceeding 1.5.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

It notes that extreme weather events and sea level rise around the world has caused havoc with urban energy and transportation systems, as well as property and critical infrastrucutre, and calls for policymakers to work with all stakeholders to scale solutions that can make cities more resilient in a warming world.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Coastal communities face habitat destruction and sea level rise. Everywhere is being impacted, but parts of Africa, Asia, Central and South America, the Arctic regions, and small island states are at particular risk. People living in cities face worsening heat stress, reduced air quality, food, and water shortages.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Sea level rising (not because of melting). Naturally the ice which is ‘floating’ in the Arctic will not directly impact sea levels when it melts. The amount and intensity of storms is only expected to increase. + It is other physics: water will expand when heated.

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Grist

MARCH 7, 2022

The hotspots for migration, according to the new report, are in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and South America , though small island nations are disproportionately impacted due to the effects of sea-level rise.

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