Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/30/horrifying-new-research-shows-rising-sea-levels-could-wipe-out-major-cities-displace Published on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 by Common Dreams “Climate change is shrinking the planet, in the scariest possible way.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer Cars and motorcycles drive on a road flooded due to high tide … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/30/we-are-climate-emergency-warn-experts-and-aoc-greenland-ice-sheet-faces-possible Published on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 by Common Dreams “If the ice sheet melts entirely, it would raise global sea levels by almost 23 feet.” By Eoin Higgins, staff writer The Greenland ice sheet may melt at … Continued
Posted at https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/global-warming-may-be-twice-what-climate-models-predict Sunset. Credit: Patrik Linderstam, Unsplash Future global warming may eventually be twice as warm as projected by climate models and sea levels may rise six metres or more even if the world meets the 2°C target, according … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Earlier this month the governing boards of the National Council of Churches and Creation Justice Ministries met together in Norfolk, Virginia, to learn about how rising sea levels are affecting homeowners and churches. … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-04-05/climate-change-air-quality/rolling-back-climate-change-initiatives-a-threat-to-national-security/a57133-1 April 5, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A warming climate and rising sea levels already are affecting U.S. military bases. (Robert J. Sitar, USN/Wikimedia Commons) PHILADELPHIA – National security … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-08-31/climate-change-air-quality/report-rising-sea-levels-threaten-wildlife/a53818-2 August 31, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Wetlands need to be able to migrate inland as sea levels rise. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Rising … Continued