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Rising Waters Threaten China’s Rising Cities
Rushing to catch up after decades of stagnation, China built a gargantuan collection of cities the size of nations with barely a pause to consider their toll on the environment, much less the future impact of global warming. Today, the region is a goliath of industry with a population exceeding 42 million. But while […]
Sea Level Rise Pushes Salt Water into Everglades
Cimate change and other hurdles mean it will take more water — and potentially more taxpayer money — to save the Everglades, according to new scientific findings. Rising seas and warming temperatures are threatening to worsen damage already done by decades of drainage and pollution, caused by development and farming overtaking the Everglades.
70% Of Earth’s Fresh Water Is Frozen
Read the full article and watch the videos online at https://curiosity.com “About 71% of the Earth is covered in water. Most of that is in oceans, rivers, and lakes, but some is frozen in the Earth’s two ice sheets. Those ice sheets, which cover most of Greenland and Antarctica, only contain 2% of the world’s […]
Photos Tell a Story of Disappearing Coastal Land
Read the full article online at https://nextcity.org “Every hour, a plot of land the size of a football field subsides into the sea in Southeast Louisiana. Over the past 80 years — thanks to the channeling of the Mississippi River, which used to deposit sediment on the shoreline, thanks to drilling for oil and gas, […]
Hurricane Matthew Took A Big Bite Out Of Southeastern States’ Beaches
Read the full article online at http://www.npr.org “Beaches in the Southeastern U.S. took a tremendous beating last month from Hurricane Matthew. The U.S. Geological Survey has found that the storm washed over and damaged 15 percent of sand dunes on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, 30 percent along Georgia’s coastline and 42 percent of the dunes on […]
Increase In ‘Sunny Day’ Flooding
“Global warming and rising seas are increasing the amount of tidal flooding on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Flood levels are different from city to city, but the trends are similar.”
