Sea Level

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amid the European heat wave, Ruth Mottram of the Danish Meteorological Institute set off a panic this week when she observed that Greenland lost 11 billion tons of ice on August 1, the most in recorded history, and half the ice sheet was experiencing some level of melting. She added […]

Climate Change

If Antarctica Melts, Seas will Rise a Gigantic 190 Feet; It has Started Losing Ice Rapidly

The Conversation

By Nerilie Abram, Matthew England, and Matt King | – A record start to summer ice melt in Greenland this year has drawn attention to the northern ice sheet. We will have to wait to see if 2019 continues to break ice-melt records, but in the rapidly warming Arctic the long-term trends of ice loss […]

Climate Change

As Seas Rise, can a political accommodation be made for Islander Refugees?

The Conversation

By Sarah M. Munoz | – Climate change is expected to have a striking impact on vulnerable communities, especially in coastal regions where sea-level rise and increased climatic events will make it impossible for some people to remain on their land. High tide at Nukatoa Island, in the Takuu Atoll, Papua New Guinea. Richard Moyle […]

Climate Change

Pacific Islands Menaced by Climate Crisis Focus on Most Vulnerable Towns and Cities

The Conversation

Communities need help with engineering, geographic information systems (GIS) and climate analysis

Climate Change

Ocean Heat hits Record High, in Bad News for Planet

AFP

The thermal expansion — water swelling as it warms — is expected to raise sea levels 12 inches

Climate Change

Marshall Islands Consider Radical Measures to Survive Fossil Fuel-driven Rising Seas

AFP

It will involve selecting islands to raise, add to, or build upon

Climate Change

Climate Emergency: Oceans Hotter than in Recorded History and Getting Hotter

AFP

Tampa, United States | AFP | – The world’s oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet, researchers said Thursday. The findings in the US journal Science, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, debunk previous reports […]

Sea Level

Island Nations facing Rising Seas Demand Action at UN Climate Summit

AFP

“We all need to act now and fast, but I must stress it requires a strong political will by us leaders,” said Taneti Maamau.

Sea Level

Climate Crisis: If we Keep Burning Fossil Fuels, Will People have to be Moved Away from Coasts?

The Conversation

By Luciana Esteves | – We are all too familiar with images of flooding in low lying areas after heavy rainfall or houses destroyed by coastal erosion after a storm. For an increasing number of people, coastal flooding and erosion is a real threat to property, the local economy and, in some cases, life. Hurricane […]