UNITED NATIONS, Oct 4 (Bernama) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has warned that rising sea levels could put coastal cities from Kolkata to Miami at “serious” risk in the years to come. In his message on the occasion of ‘World Habitat Day’, Ban said rising sea levels are an urgent concern given that 60 million […]
By On The Level Productions18 April 2010 This is a trailer for the climate change documentary, There Once was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho. Four years in the making, this film is the story of a Pacific Island community in Papua New Guinea – their unique way of life and their fight to preserve […]
By Neal H. Cruz, Philippine Daily Inquirer3 October 2011 Global warming is upon us almost full blast. The series of unusually strong typhoons, heavy rains, storm surges and, in summer, very hot droughts are proof of that. And weather disturbances will get worse as more greenhouse gases trap more of the sun’s heat and melt […]
By Michel Comte, AFP 29 September 2011 The economic impact of climate change on Canada could climb to billions of dollars per year, according to a study published Thursday by a policy group that advises the Canadian government. The report, Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada, by the National Round […]
By Michael Marshall25 September 2011 SLOWLY and almost imperceptibly the seas are rising, swollen by melting ice and the expansion of seawater as it warms. But there’s another source of water adding to the rise: humanity’s habit of pumping water from underground aquifers to the surface. Most of this water ends up in the sea. […]
By Emmett Berg; Editing by Steve Gorman and Cynthia Johnston15 September 2011 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Rising seas forecast from climate change will likely wash away some of California’s most iconic beaches by century’s end, along with hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate, roads and tax revenues, a new study found on Wednesday. […]
By Andrew Prince19 April 2011 Two-thirds of the Arctic coastline is made of permafrost — an environment that is very sensitive to warming temperatures. A new report says erosion is causing these coastline regions to recede by an average of 1.5 feet per year. Unlike rock shoreline, permafrost loses its structure when it warms above […]
Relative sea level trends (millimeters/year) along the U.S. East Coast. The rate of annual sea level rise measured at Sewells Point in Norfolk is the highest of all stations along the U.S. East Coast at nearly 4.5 millimeters per year. Trends are shown for Key West, Florida; Mayport, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; Sewells Point, Virginia; […]
By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY; with Elizabeth Weise16 August 2011 In Chula Vista, Calif., new waterfront buildings will be required to have higher foundations because of an expected rise in sea levels. In Chicago, where flooding is predicted to worsen, residents can get rebates for putting rain barrels, compost bins and native plants in their […]
By Scott Thill8 August 2011 Mass extinction is finally fighting its way back into the news cycle, thanks to recent scary reports on climate change from the International Programme on the State of the Ocean, the United Nations Environment Program and the July issue of Science. But University of Washington paleontologist Peter Ward has been […]
