Sea Level Rise Will Reshape U.S. Population In All 50 States
Sea level rise could cause mass migrations that will affect not just the United States’ East Coast, but reshape communities deep in the heart of the country, according to new research published in the journal Nature Climate Change this week.
Coastal erosion poses multibillion-dollar risk to Baton Rouge economy, LSU study says
While Baton Rouge is not on the “front lines” of Louisiana’s coastal land loss crisis, billions of dollars worth of economic activity are at risk for the city as the Gulf of Mexico continues to swallow wetlands, which are key storm buffers along the coast, according to a new LSU study.
Protecting Clipperton Island – The Most Remote Atoll on the Planet
Though this French overseas territory is now considered a marine protected area, it still faces threats from overfishing, with sharks and other large marine life nearly vanishing.
When rising seas transform risk into certainty
Along parts of the East Coast, the entire system of insuring coastal property is beginning to break down.