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Other NewsGone with the tide.Boston Globe 08 Aug EditorialsThe urgent islands.If a country sinks beneath the sea, is it still a country? That is a question about which the Republic of the Marshall Islands - a Micronesian nation of 29 low-lying coral atolls - is now seeking expert legal advice. New York Times 30 Aug To its shame, U.S. is playing a starring role in disaster.With extreme weather events certain to become more common unless serious steps are taken soon, lawmakers’ failure to take action on emissions could doom future generations to an Earth that is a much more dangerous place to live. Tacoma News Tribune 16 Aug Warming warning: Make coast a priority.The planet is getting hotter. Sea levels are getting higher. Sadly, what isn’t rising in tandem with the temperature and the waves is a sense of urgency to radically reform coastal policy in this province. Halifax Chronicle Herald 03 Aug Climate change and the courts.One of the most destructive mass litigation theories ever devised - the climate tort - is working its way through the courts, and now with a troubling twist. To wit, green plaintiffs may have found a way to handpick sympathetic judges. Wall Street Journal 18 May Heat's on — Global-warming panel has a plan. Let's use it.People are still arguing whether global warming is caused by human activities, but there are some things connected with warming that can't be denied. Such as rising sea levels. Fayetteville Observer 09 May OpinionFrom northern lakes to rising tides, NH climate is changing.A new report from UNH’s Carsey Institute does a terrific job distilling how the state’s climate has changed in recent decades, how we know it has changed, and why the matter can’t be waved off by vague comments that climate is always variable and it’s OK because there was lots of snow in Washington this winter. Nashua Telegraph 23 Aug Who's afraid of climate change?Without a vast, highly coordinated global effort, how could we possibly cope with sea-level rises on that order of magnitude? Well, we already have. In fact, we’re doing it right now. Project Syndicate 16 Aug Climate change alarmists ignore scientific methods.When it comes to global warming, the public at large doesn't know what to believe anymore. Global warming alarmists have been hammering at us for years and politicians have put themselves out on a limb from which it is difficult to retreat. Houston Chronicle 15 Aug Climate change: Implications of Bonn.Particularly to the communities of our small low-lying countries where the effects of sea level rise and changing weather patterns are already creating social and economic disruption. All these impacts will affect the very fabric of island livelihoods. Islands Business 12 Aug The Asian floods—signs of climate catastrophes to come?They haven't gotten anywhere near the attention they deserve, but the floods that have struck much of Asia over the past couple of weeks may be the biggest humanitarian disaster in recent memory—bigger even than the earthquake that hit Haiti in January and the 2004 Asian tsunami. Time Magazine 10 Aug Poor God, poor nature.Climatologists seem to accept temperature records that go back a mere 200 years or so and reconstruct temperatures before that using different indicators, at the same time as being unable to accept the evidence archaeology and history of global warming in medieval times and a global cooling in more recent times. Trinidad & Tobago Express 10 Aug Adaptation is the best strategy for Bangladesh to face climate change.Many climate experts stated that the combination of rising seas, harsher storms and degradation of the Bengal delta may wreak so much havoc that Bangladesh as we know it may virtually cease to exist. Bangladesh has been in the forefront of the climate change debate. Dhaka Financial Express 04 Aug No deal without help on climate change.The challenges that climate change poses to small states are not only overwhelming, but are impossible to solve with the scarce resources of their governments. Trinidad & Tobago Express 02 Aug |
Satellite Beach plans to be ready for rising sea levels.Samsons Island's roads could be swamped and stormwater ponds overflowing by 2100 if sea level rises 4 feet or higher, according to a recent study. Melbourne Florida Today 04 Sep Dept. of Clarification: Earl versus the oysters.Instead of “hard” approaches to flood prevention like walls and levees, "soft" infrastructure proposals to combat rising sea levels and increasingly frequent storm surges – both effects of global warming-blur the line between water and land. New Yorker 03 Sep Long-term sea level rise could strengthen Earl's blow.The large waves, storm surge, and flooding that Hurricane Earl will spawn as it strikes Massachusetts tomorrow night comes with an added dollop of trouble; Sea level rise. Boston Globe 03 Sep Report: Climate change could wipe historic Jamestown off the map.Jamestown, Va., the site of the first permanent English colony in what became the United States, could be wiped off the map by climate change, researchers warned today. AOL News 02 Sep Report confirms rapid glacier melting.The United States Geological Survey, in its report published in collaboration with 39 international scientists, says that glaciers throughout the Asia region are retreating. Himalayan Times 02 Sep Climate change report says a meter of water would completely over Jamestown Island.As Virginia braces for a possible bashing by Hurricane Earl, two environmental groups on Wednesday released a report that suggests things may only get worse for low-lying areas in Hampton Roads, especially area National Parks. Newport News Daily Press 02 Sep Tiny hint at sea level rise.Tiny marine creatures found on the seabed on opposite sides of the vast West Antarctic ice sheet give a strong hint of the risks of sea level rise caused by climate change, scientists said Tuesday. Reuters 01 Sep A way of life swept away on a current.Across India, beaches – and, with them, villages and professions and human lives – are disappearing. The scale of the unfolding disaster is overwhelming. Around a quarter of India’s population live along the coast. Their plight will be exacerbated by the predicted rise in sea levels due to global warming. New York Times 27 Aug Adapting Miami to climate change.Some in Florida who lived through Katrina now are preparing for climate change-related disasters they fear could be more damaging than a hurricane. Climate Central 27 Aug Looking out: Global warming tops harbor challenges.The big challenge for Boston Harbor is global warming. One report finds that of all the cities in the United States, only three — Miami, New York and New Orleans — are at greater risk of increasing storm surges than Boston. Boston WBUR Radio 26 Aug New coastal erosion guidelines.New guidelines to help councils consider the impact of sea level rise when planning for the coastline’s expected 600,000 population increase by 2036 have been released by the New South Wales government. Eden Magnet 26 Aug Geoengineering 'not a solution' to sea-level rise.Even the most extreme geoengineering approaches will not stop sea levels from rising due to climate change, a study suggests. BBC 25 Aug Can geoengineering halt sea-level rise?Launching sun-blocking aerosols into space or growing vast new forests could help cool the planet, but such "geoengineering" schemes will have a tough time stopping sea-level rise by the end of the century, a new study suggests. Science 25 Aug Geoengineering won't curb sea-level rise.Unless they involve extreme measures, geoengineering approaches to offset the effects of human-driven climate changes won't do much to combat rising sea levels, an international team of scientists reports in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Nature 24 Aug If a country sinks beneath the sea, is it still a country?Rising ocean levels brought about by climate change have created a flood of unprecedented legal questions for small island nations and their neighbors. ClimateWire 24 Aug Guidelines could kill off coastal building.Thousands of NSW coastal development sites may never be built on under new government guidelines directing councils to limit construction on beachfront and lakeside land under threat from rising sea levels. Sydney Morning Herald 20 Aug Climate change may add 50% to storm damage costs in Caribbean.Wind, storm surges and inland flooding already cost some Caribbean nations up to six percent of their economic output each year, the Zurich-based company said today in a statement on its website. Global warming could add costs amounting to another one to three percent of output by 2030, it said. Royal Gazette 20 Aug Norfolk rock reefs could be the answer to coastal erosion.Offshore rock reefs, placed at a very specific angle rather than parallel to the beach - could be one important answer to coastal defense according to a report published to help find practical answers to tackling coastal management and sea-level rise on the east coast. Norfolk Eastern Daily Press 20 Aug That sinking feeling.Global warming could spell the end for a number of tiny island nations in the Pacific. Despite their image of paradise on Earth, many Pacific Islands are struggling with environmental issues, such as rising sea levels caused by global warming, pollution, and conflicting relationships between the tourism industry, local culture and ecology. China Daily 20 Aug Coastal planners should expect 40cm sea level rise.The NSW Coastal Planning Guidelines have been developed in response to concern about the effects of global warming, with the State Government anticipating a 40 centimetre rise in sea levels by 2050, and a 90cm rise by 2100. Sydney ABC News 20 Aug |
