USGS: Florence Likely to Cause Short- and Long-Term Beach Erosion
Initial effect will probably be erosion on 75 percent of North Carolina beaches, experts say.
North Carolina didn’t like science on sea levels, so passed a law against it
In 2012, the state whose low-lying coast lies in the path of Hurricane Florence reacted to a prediction of catastrophically rising seas by banning policies based on such forecasts.
These 4 reasons make Hurricane Florence extremely dangerous
Even for a major hurricane, Florence is a beast like no other. A perfect storm of unfortunate circumstances means Florence could deal a devastating blow to the Southeast. And in the 29 years since Hurricane Hugo struck, the population of the coastal Carolinas has skyrocketed.
USGS Is Installing 20 Storm-Tide Sensors Along Puerto Rican Coast for Isaac
Storm surge is among the most dangerous natural hazards unleashed by hurricanes, with the capacity to destroy homes and businesses, wipe out roads, bridges, water and sewer systems, and profoundly alter coastal landscapes.
Hurricane Florence, already a monster, is due to strengthen as 1 million people are told to flee the US East Coast
More than 1 million people face mandatory evacuation orders Tuesday in coastal areas of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, as one of the strongest hurricanes to churn toward the eastern seaboard in decades – a Category 4 storm that may approach Category 5 strength – nears shore.
Fossil fuel dependence poses ‘direct existential threat’, warns UN chief
United Nations secretary general António Guterres has warned that the world is facing “a direct existential threat” and must rapidly shift from dependence on fossil fuels by 2020 to prevent “runaway climate change”.
Hurricane Florence upgraded, on track to hit East Coast as major storm this week
The National Weather Service at noon ET upgraded Florence to a Category 4 storm, meaning it is capable of creating “catastrophic” damage. The NHC forecasts Florence to hit the shore late Thursday night or early Friday morning
Jerry Brown signs new laws to block Trump’s California offshore oil drilling plans
In a move aimed at stopping Trump’s plans to expand offshore oil drilling along the California coast, Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed two laws that prohibit construction of new pipelines that could bring the oil and gas to shore.
Pipeline company found guilty in California’s worst coastal oil spill in 25 years
A pipeline company was convicted of nine criminal charges Friday for causing the worst California coastal spill in 25 years, a disaster that blackened popular beaches for miles, killed wildlife and hurt tourism and fishing.