Sea Level Related Topics 
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Sea level rise presents numerous climate justice issues. New research that I led as part of my PhD dissertation, which was just published in Earth’s Future , digs deep into the topic of sea level rise and climate justice. Climate justice research can help inform these conversations.
Real Climate
AUGUST 13, 2021
My top 3 impressions up-front: The sea level projections for the year 2100 have been adjusted upwards again. The IPCC gives more consideration to the large long-term sea-level rise beyond the year 2100. And here is the key sea-level graphic from the Summary for Policy Makers: Source: IPCC AR6, Figure SPM.8.
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Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Imperial Beach is one of many California communities vulnerable to sea level rise. This week, Senator Ben Allen introduced SB 1078 , a bill that would create a Sea Level Rise Revolving Loan Pilot Program to help coastal cities plan proactively for the effects of climate change. Photo credit: sk8mama, Flickr.
Real Climate
MAY 12, 2021
Three new papers in the last couple of weeks have each made separate claims about whether sea level rise from the loss of ice in West Antarctica is more or less than you might have thought last month and with more or less certainty. Meanwhile Bedmap3 is underway.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 26, 2022
An expert on sea level dynamics and climate justice within the UN negotiations, Dr. Sadai is working to ensure that her scientific studies get in the hands of decisionmakers who are shaping our world today. UCS’s new Hitz Family Climate fellow, Dr. Shaina Sadai , is stepping into this emerging area of work.
Earth 911
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Sea level rise due to melting glaciers on Greenland and in the Arctic and Antarctic. The post Earth911 Podcast: Oceanographer John Englander Shares a 2023 Sea Level Rise Update appeared first on Earth911.
Cool Green Science
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Scientists are studying the effects of sea-level rise on salt marshes, and two imperiled sparrow species. The post How Sea-level Rise Impacts Marsh Sparrows appeared first on Cool Green Science.
Yale E360
MAY 21, 2021
A new study estimates that roughly $8 billion of the $63 billion in damages caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 can be attributed to sea level rise of just four inches caused by global warming. Read more on E360 ?.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Low-income residents in the slums of Gambia’s capital city face severe flooding as sea levels rise and infrastructure deteriorates. The Guardian reports that low-income residents in the slums of Gambia’s capital city, Banjul, disproportionately suffer from flooding as sea levels continue to rise and overflow a local canal.
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The global average sea level is rising 2 inches per decade and speeding up, but in some regions, the rate is more than twice that fast.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 4, 2021
Lagos, Nigeria , could be uninhabitable by the end of the century as flooding events worsen and sea levels continue to rise. Rising Sea Levels and Erosion Threaten To Drown Lagos. Lagos, Nigeria, may become uninhabitable by the end of the century as sea levels rise due to climate change, CNN reports.
Environmental Law Reporter
MARCH 1, 2023
Climate Change: Rise in Global Sea Levels Rachel Jean-Baptiste Wed, 03/01/2023 - 06:30 Volume 53 Issue 3
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 20, 2022
In Africa, the continent’s largest city, Lagos in Nigeria, … Continue reading As sea levels rise, coastal megacities will need more than flood barriers. In northeast India, some residents have been forced to rebuild their homes at least eight times in the past decade.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 8, 2022
Although accelerating sea level rise (SLR) poses the long-term threat of inundation to coastal areas, wetlands may be sustained in two ways: by positive net surface-elevation change … Continue reading Resilience of U.S. coastal wetlands to accelerating sea level rise. .; Kulp, Scott; Strauss, Benjamin.
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 17, 2022
The global consequences of sea level rise — flooding, destruction of wetlands habitat, increased storm surges — are devastating. But the personal consequences are both terrifying and disgusting. Millions of people in coastal communities could find raw sewage oozing into their homes.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 22, 2022
It isn’t fear of sea-level rise. Its streets are lined with small homes and colorful shops that cater to the neighborhood, a predominantly Afro-Caribbean population with a median household income well below Miami’s. But Little Haiti’s character may be … Continue reading What’s really driving ‘climate gentrification’ in Miami?
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 24, 2023
My research looks at issues of climate justice internationally, particularly as they relate to sea level rise and the Paris Agreement. Sea levels will continue to rise for hundreds of years from just the heat-trapping emissions that are happening today, and once they rise the levels will remain that way for thousands of years.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
In Tonga, waves about 2 metres high were recorded before the sea level gauge failed, and… Read more →
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 29, 2022
percent … Continue reading Greenland ice sheet set to raise sea levels by nearly a foot, study finds. Human-driven climate change has set in motion massive ice losses in Greenland that couldn’t be halted even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases today, according to a new study published Monday.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 10, 2023
This can increase melting, especially in a warming climate, which is … Continue reading New knowledge about ice sheet movement can shed light on when sea levels will rise
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
NASA’s newly updated online tool, SEA (Sea-level Evaluation and Assessment), provides a snapshot of the ocean’s rise or fall for locations across the planet. Read the full story from NASA. It covers the period between 1993 and 2019. Read more →
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 1, 2022
by Jianjun Yin, University of Arizona Sea levels are rising, and that will bring profound flood risks to large parts of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts over the next three decades. A new report led by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warns that the U.S.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
A new study predicts that extreme sea levels — exceptionally high seas due to the combination of tide, waves and storm surge — along coastlines the world over will become 100 times more frequent by the end of the century in about half of the… Read more →
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 2, 2021
High tides are part of the problem, but there’s another risk that has been slowly creeping up: sea level rise. Since 1880, average global sea levels have risen… Read more → East Coast has been experiencing hurricane-like flooding in recent days, with Georgia and the Carolinas getting the latest round.
Inhabitant
SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
A new study published in the Journal Nature Climate Change shows that "zombie ice" could increase the previously predicted sea level rise by up to 10 inches or more. Zombie ice," which refers to dead ice melting, is going to make sea level rise worse in the coming years.
Inhabitant
APRIL 15, 2022
Petersburg, Florida is already struggling with the effects of significant rising sea level. TIDAL, created by The Urban Conga, is an art installation that uses play to spark conversations about this important topic related to climate change.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Coastal regions and small ocean islands face significant risks from rising sea levels due to climate change, because waters can flood and inundate low-lying land surfaces. Read the full story from the Geological Society of America. Read more →
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 2, 2022
Summer tourism, sea level rise, and storm surges threaten East Coast wells. Hilton Head is fast becoming a prominent test case of rising sea levels and intense coastal storms heralded by climate change. So if you have enough freshwater on land, then it balances out sea level. Picture credit: Jeeban Panthi.
Yale E360
JULY 14, 2022
Now, as sea level rises and storms become more frequent and powerful, the famed vacation spot is fighting an increasingly difficult battle to keep from washing away. Despite the risks of building on barrier islands, developers kept constructing homes on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Read more on E360 ?.
Environmental Law Reporter
MARCH 1, 2022
Sea-Level Rise and High Tide Flooding, 1920-2020. Rachel Jean-Baptiste. Tue, 03/01/2022 - 05:30.
Yale E360
MARCH 24, 2022
As wildfires worsen and sea levels rise, a small but growing number of Americans are choosing to move to places such as New England or the Appalachian Mountains that are seen as safe havens from climate change. Researchers say this phenomenon will intensify in the coming decades. Read more on E360 ?.
Real Climate
AUGUST 9, 2021
Half a dozen takeaways from the report from Gavin Sea Level Rise in AR6 from Stefan (coming soon) A Tale of Two Hockey Sticks by Mike #NotAllModels discusses the use (and mis-use) of the CMIP6 ensemble by Gavin We are not reaching 1.5ºC earlier than previously thought from guest authors Malte Meinshausen, Zebedee Nicholls and Piers Forster.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2023
By comparing these two data sets, scientists can determine the probability that human activities are responsible for observed changes in temperature, precipitation patterns, sea level rise, and other climate change indicators.
Inside Climate News
JANUARY 18, 2023
Ice in Greenland, one of the planet's refrigerators, is defrosting, leading to melting events that could raise sea levels 20 inches by the end of the century.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
As sea levels rise, ghost forests expand. Sea level rise is causing ghost forests to expand along the east coast, with hotspots in New Jersey, Maryland, and North Carolina. The second is biology: trees grow far slower than marsh plants, and far slower than the pace of sea level rise.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 22, 2022
Despite promising adaptation strategies, sea level rise is projected to drown tens of thousands of acres of farmland within the century. Atlantic sea levels are rising three to four times faster than the global ocean average. Saltwater intrusion on Chalmers’ rice paddies is forcing him to look for land elsewhere.
Legal Planet
JULY 28, 2022
billion to help communities deal with risks from heat waves, sea-level rise, and flooding. The bill includes $1.5 billion for forest and wildfire resilience; $5.2 billion for drought response and water resilience; and $3.7
Yale E360
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Bureau of Indian Affairs will grant three tribes $25 million each to relocate homes, schools, and critical infrastructure threatened by sea-level rise, flooding, and erosion. These are the first grants distributed under a program aimed at helping tribes cope with climate change. Read more on E360 →.
Real Climate
AUGUST 9, 2021
Sea level rise is a big deal Use, abuse and misuse of the CMIP6 ensemble The radiative forcing bar chart has gone full circle Droughts and floods are complicated Don’t mention the hiatus. Sea Level Rise: The previous IPCC reports, notably AR4 and AR5 (to a lesser extent) , have had a hard time dealing with SLR.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
44 of the 48 most populous coastal cities have areas sinking faster than the sea is rising, driven by groundwater pumping and compacted soil from heavy buildings
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 19, 2021
People in Louisiana face a series of interconnected challenges: climate change causing sea level rise and extreme weather; the Gulf Coast dead zone affecting the fishing industry; and high rates of COVID-19 transmission.
Inside Climate News
JUNE 11, 2021
New research on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet tracked the disintegration of a floating ice shelf and how that accelerated the flow of the Pine Island Glacier to the sea.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
The komodo dragon, the world’s largest lizard, is threatened with extinction as rising water levels driven by the climate crisis shrink its habitat, according to the latest “red list” update. Read the full story in The Guardian. Read more →
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