New UN Report Is Cautious On Making Climate Predictions
The draft of the latest report from the IPCC warns that the world faces serious risks from warming and that the poor are especially vulnerable. But it avoids the kinds of specific forecasts that have sparked controversy in the past.
Despite Risks, Cuban Fisher Families Don’t Want to Leave the Sea
The old dilemma of leaving everything behind for safety reasons has reemerged with the new zoning regulations being implemented on Cuba’s 5,746 km of shoreline…
FEMA Paying To Raise Houses On Stilts In Carolina Beach, NC
Seven flood-prone houses in Carolina Beach will be raised on stilts, a hazard mitigation project funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Has The Time Come For Floating Cities?
From schools at sea to a city that perpetually sails the oceans, is climate change creating a bold new era of floating urban design..?
Northeast Greenland Ice Loss Accelerating, Researchers Say
The last remaining stable portion of the Greenland ice sheet is stable no more, an international team of scientists has discovered. The finding will likely boost estimates of expected global sea level rise in the future.
King Tides: What Explains High Water Threatening Global Coasts?
Last month, coastlines saw extreme high and low tides known as king tides, which are caused by a chance alignment of the moon, Earth, and the sun. Now the tides are back…
Warm Rivers Play Role in Arctic Sea Ice Melt
The heat from warm river waters draining into the Arctic Ocean is contributing to the melting of Arctic sea ice each summer, a new NASA study finds.
Sea-level Rise Threatens UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Some of the world’s most recognizable and important landmarks could be lost to rising sea-levels if current global warming trends are maintained over the next two millennia.
Lost Neighborhoods of the California Coast
Each coastal disaster is followed by the inevitable debates about whether rebuilding is the right decision.