Climate change increases flooding risk to homes, study shows
The number of households in Britain at risk of flooding will more than double by 2050 to more than 1.9m owing to the effects of climate change, research from data Continue Reading
As waters rise, so do concerns for sports teams along coast
One franchise’s challenge: Amid rising sea levels, build a stadium to last 100 years. A number of American pro sports venues could be vulnerable to rising waters brought on by Continue Reading
315 billion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
The EU’s Sentinel-1 satellite system captured these before and after images The Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica has just produced its biggest iceberg in more than 50 years. The calved Continue Reading
The World’s Oceans Are in Danger, Major Climate Change Report Warns
Earth’s oceans are under severe strain from climate change, a major new United Nations report warns, threatening everything from the ability to harvest seafood to the well-being of hundreds of Continue Reading
With More Storms and Rising Seas, Which U.S. Cities Should Be Saved First?
As disaster costs keep rising nationwide, a troubling new debate has become urgent: If there’s not enough money to protect every coastal community from the effects of human-caused global warming, Continue Reading
Sea-level rise could be even worse than we’ve been led to expect
ONE THING scientists are sure will happen as the world warms is that the seas will rise, putting millions of people at risk of land erosion, flooding and permanent displacement. Continue Reading
Fast-Melting Greenland Glacier Starts Growing Again In Massive U-Turn
A large and fast-melting glacier in Greenland is growing again, according to a new NASA study. The Jakobshavn (YA-cob-shawv-en) glacier on Greenland’s west coast had reportedly been retreating by around Continue Reading
Along the Coasts, Communities Gird for Rising Seas
State officials along the East and Gulf Coasts are pushing for projects worth billions of dollars to protect populous coastal regions from rising oceans and extreme weather, write the Journal’s Continue Reading
Satellites saw rapid Greenland ice loss
The south of Greenland viewed from the International Space Station Greenland has gone through an “unprecedented” period of ice loss within the last two decades. The Grace satellites revealed a Continue Reading
Greenland’s Melting Ice Nears a ‘Tipping Point,’ Scientists Say
Greenland’s enormous ice sheet is melting at such an accelerated rate that it may have reached a “tipping point,” and could become a major factor in sea-level rise around the Continue Reading