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Sea level in the IPCC 6th assessment report (AR6)

Real Climate

And the AR5 found in 2013 that “there is high confidence that the rate of sea level rise has increased during the last two centuries, and it is likely that global mean sea level has accelerated since the early 1900’s.” We would see massive coastal erosion happening all around.

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Deciphering the ‘SPM AR6 WG1’ code

Real Climate

The problems with the SPM are similar those from the previous fifth assessment report which prompted me to write a post in 2013. I think in hindsight that my concerns from 2013 to some extent were supported by the fact that the IPCC organised an Expert Meeting on Communication, Oslo, Norway, 9–10 February 2016. mm increase every year.

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Stormy rhythms: creating music from the giant waves that shape our coasts

Physics World

From Debussy’s “La Mer” to the Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ USA”, the ocean has always been a vast font of musical inspiration. Focused on 22 sites in Ireland, the project seeks to understand how rocky beaches are shaped by factors such as wave energy, geology and coastal geometry.

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Is there any Climate Justice or is it Just-us? A focus on the Caribbean

HumanNature

SIDS face a range of risks, including extreme floods, storms, droughts, unpredictability of precipitation patterns and sea-level rise, ocean acidification and deoxygenation (World Health Organization, 2018; Douglas & Cooper, 2020, Thomas, 2020). Small Islands, Large Oceans: Voices on the Frontlines of Climate Change. OECD (2022).