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Chatham plans for natural hazards.
You can be skeptical of climate change and still advocate that Chatham County plan for rising sea levels and increased flooding. Wilmington Island resident Marianne Heimes made that point at a workshop sponsored by NOAA to help the county develop a road map for coastal risk. Savannah Morning News, Georgia. 13 March 2010.
Fighting climate change.
Hotter, drier summers. Intense winter storms. Rising sea levels. Craig Cornu, with South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, says conditions along the coast are changing. Coos Bay World, Oregon. 13 March 2010.
Land loss, climate change endangering La. birds.
The combined forces of climate change and land loss pose a major threat to Louisiana bird species, especially those that depend on the disappearing coast, according to a report released Thursday, Thibodaux Daily Comet, Louisiana. 13 March 2010.
Shifting ice a problem for Antarctica penguins.
Shifting sea ice around Antarctica is already disrupting penguin colonies as the world's climate warms, according to a new report by a team of polar scientists. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 13 March 2010.
How will the world really end?
Predictions about the end of the world have been around since...well, the beginning of the world. What are the most plausible scenarios for humanity's demise? And how soon? A paleontologist, an astrophysicist, a nuclear terrorism expert, and others offer a menu of doomsday scenarios. Big Think. 12 March 2010.
The new world order.
Cleo Paskal, a London-based journalist and a scholar at the think tank Chatham House, presents a fascinating geopolitical chessboard, on which the United States and the European Union face off against China and Russia as climate change takes hold. Nature. Opinion, 11 March 2010.
Group urges localities to plan together for rising sea levels.
As a regional planner, John Carlock knows getting each Hampton Roads community to agree is rarely, if ever, simple. His next task could be even harder: Convince 16 cities and counties to work together to combat rising sea levels. Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot, Virginia. 8 March 2010.
New NOAA climate office would meet growing needs.
NOAA’s and the nation’s climate-related information resources are not organized to meet the growing demand. To remain relevant and responsive, NOAA must adapt. Science News. Opinion, 8 March 2010.
States at sea over coastal levels.
Australia's six state governments have four different figures for predicted sea-level rise caused by climate change, leaving developers and councils confused and sparking calls for a federal takeover of coastal climate change planning. Sydney Australian, Australia. 7 March 2010.
Cars homes drinking water 'under threat.'
The availability of fresh drinking water in the Bahamas could be jeopardised by climate change and hurricanes, warned State Environment Minister Phenton Neymour, who said this country urgently needs proper water networks and management policies. Nassau Tribune, Bahamas. 7 March 2010.
White House lays out plans for Gulf Coast renewal.
The Obama administration on Thursday laid out a plan to deal with the catastrophic dangers of rising sea levels, hurricanes and erosion on the Gulf Coast, and backed efforts to invest in restoring barriers islands and wetlands in Mississippi and Louisiana. Associated Press. 5 March 2010.
Florida Keys residents confront rising sea levels.
Waters around the Florida Keys are nine inches higher than a century ago. Efforts to battle rising sea levels make the Keys 'a canary in the coal mine,' an indicator of what other areas might need to prepare for. Christian Science Monitor. 5 March 2010.
Arctic melt to cost up to $24 trillion by 2050: Report.
Arctic ice melting could cost global agriculture, real estate and insurance anywhere from $2.4 trillion to $24 trillion by 2050 in damage from rising sea levels, floods and heat waves, according to a report released on Friday. Reuters. 5 March 2010.
France's crumbling sea walls no match for ocean.
Environmental groups say the storm that engulfed France's Atlantic coast Sunday and killed at least 52 people should be a wake-up call about the danger of weak sea defenses. Scientists warn that climate change will bring even fiercer storms and rising seas in the years ahead. Associated Press. 4 March 2010.
Planning for a sea level rise in Eurobodalla.
Planners from the Eurobodalla Shire Council are now taking into account predictions of the sea level rising 40cm by 2050 and 90cm by 2100 when approving new developments and building infrastructure. Narooma News, Australia. 4 March 2010.
On a Redwood City development.
Ecologically sensitive salt ponds on the outskirts of Redwood City are the wrong place to build 12,000 new homes at sea level surrounded by levees. In a time of global warming, the Bay Area should be running away from that kind of development, not approving it. San Francisco Chronicle, California. Editorial, 4 March 2010.
How much will sea level rise?
A sea-level rise of three feet might not sound like a lot, but it could do enormous damage Climate Central. 3 March 2010.
Iceberg breaks in Antarctica not where expected.
A big chunk of ice, slightly smaller than Oahu, broke off from a place it wasn't supposed to and in a way that wasn't quite anticipated, scientists reported Friday. Associated Press. 28 February 2010.
Antarctic spits out iceberg the size of Luxembourg.
An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has split off from the Antarctic continent and could disrupt global ocean patterns and weather systems for decades, according to scientists. London Times, United Kingdom. 28 February 2010.
New iceberg breaks off east end of Antarctica.
With the dramatic crash of an iceberg against a glacier that dislodged a massive new chunk of ice, the mysterious continent of Antarctica once again did the unexpected. Associated Press. 27 February 2010.
Let's not fret over climate migration.
This century will be dominated by human movement, but not one caused by temperature. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. Opinion, 27 February 2010.
Mammoth iceberg could alter ocean circulation: Study.
An iceberg the size of Luxembourg knocked loose from the Antarctic continent earlier this month could disrupt the ocean currents driving weather patterns around the globe, researchers said Thursday. Agence France-Presse. 26 February 2010.
Sea-level threat ends coastal development.
The risk of rising sea levels has put an end to plans for residential development in coastal Victoria. Sydney ABC News, Australia. 26 February 2010.
Support brackets won’t help these weakening shelves.
Ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula are weakening and retreating as ocean temperatures rise and currents shift - and that will likely take the brakes of glaciers here as well, letting them drop giant ice cubes into the ocean. Climate Central. 24 February 2010.
Climate change opponents hit rough seas at Bondi.
A war of words erupted last week after the Federal Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong, warned that Bondi beach could be seriously affected by climate change. Wentworth Courier, Australia. 24 February 2010.
Avatar: The Prequel., Avatar: The prequel.
How many wouldn’t pay big bucks for a Pandora-style, sensory-expanding guided tour of our own planet? It would be a harrowing tale of environmental degradation, resource scarcity, and perennial conflict in the twilight years of humanity’s decline. Think of it as Avatar: Earth’s Last Stand. CBS News. Opinion, 24 February 2010.
Start preparing Sydney, warming is inevitable.
Action to reduce greenhouse emissions is lagging so far behind what the science tells us is necessary that some degree of warming is now inevitable, a global climate expert warned MONday. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 23 February 2010.
Climate scientists withdraw journal claims of rising sea levels.
Scientists have been forced to withdraw a study on projected sea level rise due to global warming after finding mistakes that undermined the findings. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 22 February 2010.
Stop developers from influencing coastal planning, says Flannery.
Addressing a forum on how Australia's coastal communities needed to adapt to climate change, Professor Tim Flannery said the nation's governments need to rein in coastal development of homes that would be threatened by rising sea levels. Sydney Australian, Australia. 20 February 2010.
'Parts of SA may be uninsurable.'
As the effects of climate change intensify, large areas of South Africa could become uninsurable, according to Santam's chief executive Ian Kirk. Cape Town Cape Times, South Africa. 19 February 2010.
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