May 20, 2019
Stories tagged "sea level rise"
May 14, 2019
Sea level rise is having a big impact on coastal birds
When saltwater inundates coastal forests as sea levels rise, it kills salt-sensitive trees, leaving “ghost forests” of bare snags behind. A new study from North Carolina State University revealed that changes in vegetation as salt water moves further inland posed very...South Florida’s contest for climate solutions
South Florida tops the list for most at-risk regions to climate change in the United States. Sea level rise means that an increasing amount of coastal properties are coming under threat and South Florida’s lawmakers are scrambling to find solutions, even holding...April 23, 2019
Arctic Melting Increasing, As Are Costs Of Dealing With It
A team of scientists studying Greenland’s ice mass reviewed data going back as far as 1972 for the first time, which allowed them to look at longer trends, and learned that even though there might be more snow in some years, the glaciers (large ice masses on the...April 8, 2019
Are floating cities the solution to sea level rise and global housing shortages?
The thought of floating cities sound like something out of a sci-fi novel or the movie Water World but some voices in the sustainability world think that taking our cities offshore could be a solution to massive housing shortages and rapid sea level rise that’s...April 2, 2019
Miami Already Adapting To Sea Level Rise, Working to Avoid Climate Gentrification
In Miami, sea level rise is not a problem for tomorrow, it is one that homeowners and developers are confronting today. According to NPR,”[a]cross the region, developers are changing how they build, wealthy homeowners are reinforcing their properties, and in...March 27, 2019
Viking Sky Cruise Ship Runs Into Stormy Seas Off Coast of Norway
Over the weekend, a commercial cruise liner called the Viking Sky with nearly 14,000 passengers and crew on board had to be evacuated when stormy weather and rough seas off the coast of Norway caused the ship to rock dangerously and it nearly ran aground. The ship...March 8, 2019
Women Scientists Breaking Out at the Poles
The number of women researchers working in Antarctica is “skyrocketing” as particularly younger women are charging ahead there — 55% of APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists) members are now female, according to the Scientific Committee...March 4, 2019
Saltwater intrusion a ticking time bomb for NC farms
As climate change is causing sea levels to rise, this salty water’s encroachment inland means that drinking water, native plant species, and agriculture are all coming under threat. The Washington Post reported that “rising seas, sinking earth and extreme...January 23, 2019