Exiled by Nuclear Tests, Now Threatened by Sea Levels, Bikini Islanders Seek Refuge in U.S.
Lawmakers in Washington DC will this week debate the fate of islanders who were relocated from Bikini Atoll to the Marshall Islands because of US nuclear tests after World War 2.
Before We Drown We May Die of Thirst
The island nation of Kiribati is one of the world’s most vulnerable to rising sea levels. But residents may have to leave well before the ocean claims their homes.
Perth’s Double Whammy: as Sea Levels Rise the City Itself is Sinking
Growing demand for water in Perth has caused the city to sink at up to 6mm a year and could be responsible for an apparent acceleration in the rate of sea level rise, according to new research.
Asia’s Coasts to Experience Most Extreme Weather
Over the next 50 years, people living at low altitudes in developing countries, particularly those in coastal Asia, will suffer the most from extreme weather patterns, according to researchers.
On the Coast, a Warm and Wet Future Unfolds
Sea level rise is a big deal for North Carolina’s low-lying northeastern corner, one of the most vulnerable coastlines in the nation. About 2,000 square miles of the coastal plain rise one meter or less above sea level.
Two Degree Celsius Warming Locks in Sea Level Rise for Thousands of Years
A jump in global average temperatures of 1.5°C to 2°C will see the collapse of Antarctic ice shelves and lead to hundreds and even thousands of years of sea level rise, according to new research.The research highlights the moral significance of decisions made now about mitigating climate change.
Water May Erase These Pacific Islands but Not the Culture
Mother Ocean isn’t the heart of providence the people have always known. She is beginning to show a different face, a menacing one of encroaching tides and battering waves. I-Kiribati now live with the reality of marawa rising…
Map Shows Where Sea Level Rise Will Drown American Cities
No matter what we do to curb global warming, these and other beloved US cities will sink below rising seas, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. But making extreme carbon cuts and moving to renewable energy could save millions of people living in iconic coastal areas of the United States.
‘Repetitive Loss’ Properties Raise Debate Over Rebuilding After Floods
Throughout Connecticut, thousands of homes have suffered: repetitive loss, as FEMA calls it, from flooding. Many residents have rebuilt multiple times. And many, also have used government funds from an alphabet soup of federal programs and agencies to do some, if not all, of the work. But shoreline and climate experts, public officials and others have grown increasingly critical of such programs.