Rising seas are pushing coastal ecosystems to the limit of endurance. Now international research reveals a “tipping point” will be reached if we allow more than 2 degrees of global warming.
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Honolulu, Baltimore, Charleston, S.C. and several other cities harmed by rising seas and extreme weather are suing the oil industry. At stake is who pays for the staggering costs of climate change.
Worrying environmental issues dominated the time of William Shakespeare as they do now, from depleted fish stocks and food shortages, to overpopulation and animal exploitation.
We can now monitor coastal changes across thousands of beaches over the last 40 years, from Australia, New Zealand and Japan, to Chile, Peru, Mexico and California. Here’s what our new tool uncovered.
Booming prices for coastal properties are a mark of our reluctance to reckon with the climate change that is already upon us. We must start to properly account for and act on climate risk.
Dozens of homes near Daytona Beach collapsed or were left unstable when Hurricane Nicole struck. Here’s what can be done to reduce that kind of risk.
Moving entire communities threatened by rising seas isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds.
We must heed lessons from past storms and plan ahead, as climate change will only exacerbate future coastal disasters.
Most of the flooded communities are Indigenous and rely on subsistence hunting that residents would normally be doing right now. Recovering from the damage will make that harder.
Coastal erosion along the St. Lawrence River has economic, social and cultural impacts.
Coastal erosion in West Africa is a cause for global concern. The global community must rally to address climate change which is causing the retreat.
As sea levels rise, this natural form of beach replenishment might be an important factor in offsetting some of the damaging effects of climate change on beaches.
This goes against the general understanding of how climate change impacts the coast. So what’s going on?
We asked 680 Florida real estate agents what they’re seeing in the market. Here’s what they said.
Hundreds of Africa’s heritage sites are exposed to sea-level rise and coastal erosion in the future.
In a region threatened by coastal erosion, a group of school students learned how they could explore change using visual stories and poems.
A bipartisan group of senators said it reached a deal on $550 billion in new spending on infrastructure.
With climate change making more than 30,000 coastal properties potentially uninsurable within the next 25 years, government-led solutions should be fast-tracked.
Around the world, fragile coastal ecosystems are under intense pressure, and understanding and managing their complex interactions requires an integrated and interdisciplinary approach.
Despite their enormous value, mangroves are being removed at an alarming rate. A new tool aims to help communities reverse mangrove loss and tap into conservation programs and funding.
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience & Research Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
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