Rising Seas Threaten South Florida’s Drinking Water
Greater Miami is a place where the idea of not having enough water seems completely inconceivable. South Florida receives about 60 inches of rainfall a year, and groundwater is more than plentiful. But rising sea levels change things in unexpected ways, and seawater threatens to turn the drinking water salty.
What the World’s Cities Would Look Like If Every Glacier Melted
A planner maps extreme sea level rise, turning Los Angeles, New York, London, and other cities into urban archipelagoes.
Despite Antarctic Gains, Global Sea Ice Is Shrinking
One of the reasons people care about sea ice decreases is because sea ice is highly reflective, whereas the liquid ocean is very absorptive. When sea ice coverage is reduced, less sunlight is reflected back into space and more is trapped in the atmosphere, ocean, and land.
Satellite Science Improves Storm Surge Forecasting Around the World
A new online resource which will help coastguards, meteorological organisations and scientific communities predict future storm surge patterns has been created.
Greenland’s Hidden Meltwater Lakes Store Up Trouble
Scientists find evidence of vast ‘storage tanks’ of water deep below the melting Greenland ice sheet that could have a major effect on sea level rise.
Flooding Could Become Daily Problem in N.C. by 2045
North Carolina’s coast will see more frequent and more destructive floods at high tide over the next 30 years, several studies say – even on mild, sunny days – as rising sea levels shove the Atlantic Ocean higher onto our shores.
Tales of Ancient Sea Rise Told for 10,000 Years
To most of us, the rush of the oceans that followed the last ice age seems like a prehistoric epoch. But the historic occasion was dutifully recorded, coast to coast, by the original inhabitants of the land Down Under.
U.S. Cities Lag in Race against Rising Seas
In just a few decades, most U.S. coastal regions are likely to experience at least 30 days of nuisance flooding every year.
For Vulnerable Barrier Islands, A Rush to Rebuild on U.S. Coast
Despite warnings from scientists, new construction continues on U.S. barrier islands that have been devastated by storms. The flood protection projects that accompany this development can have harmful consequences for coastal ecosystems being buffeted by climate change.