| Superstorm Sandy spurs talk of global warming The Seattle Times Scientists agree rising sea levels caused primarily by global warming could worsen the effects of storms such as Hurricane Sandy, particularly the surge of water in low-lying areas, a cause for concern in coastal communities. By Erika Bolstad … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Flood barriers bid to save New York’s fragile shores Brisbane Times David Chen, Mireya Navarro. As water levels continue to rise, officials will be forced to find money for better protection. Tweet · Pin It · Email article · Print · Reprints & permissions. A fire fighter surveys the smoldering ruins of a house in the … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Cato Institute Halloween trick: issues report masquerading as an “Addendum” to … Climate Science Watch In 2009, a scientific assessment of Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States sponsored by the U.S. Global Change Research Program warned in its key findings that “coastal areas are at increasing risk from sea–level rise and storm surge.” Now … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Experts warn of superstorm era WJXT Jacksonville The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted in 2007 that the global average sea level would rise between 7 and 23 inches by the end of this century. More recent projections suggest that the melting of Arctic sea ice could mean a rise in … See all stories on this topic » |
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| How Global Warming Made Hurricane Sandy Worse Climate Central There are three different ways climate change might have influenced Sandy: through the effects of sea level rise; through abnormally warm sea surface temperatures; and possibly through an unusual weather pattern that some scientists think bore the … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Roger Pielke Jr.’s Blog: How Much Sea Level Rise Would be … By Roger Pielke, Jr. One of the more reasonable discussion points to emerge from efforts to link Hurricane Sandy to the need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions focuses on the role that future sea level rise will have on making storm impacts worse. Logically … Roger Pielke Jr.’s Blog |
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| A/Prof Kevin Walsh, ‘Losing higher ground: hurricanes and sea level … The impact of Hurricane Sandy has been great. The bad news is that in the future , the impact of a similar storm would be even greater, due to the projected sea … www.sustainable.unimelb.edu.au/…/aprof-kevin-walsh-losing-… |
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| Sea level rise will make Hurricane Sandy’s NYC typical by the year … With climate change, a 9-foot water level rise isn’t that far off. arstechnica.com/…/sea-level-rise-will-make-hurricane-sandys-… |
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| Hurricane Sandy: Neither weather nor tide nor sea level can be … Climate Central provides a fascinating GIS tool called Surging Seas allowing users to explore effects of combined storm surge, tide and sea level rise on … www.skepticalscience.com/print.php?n=1686 |
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| Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Cuomo Admit to Relationship … With the impending rising sea levels, it is being predicted that in 100 years, New York’s waters will be at the level we today call “storm surge,” so unless a system … inhabitat.com/…/mayor-bloomberg-and-governor-cuomo-adm… |