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Archives: Sea Level

Climate Change: 13 Million Americans in Path of slow-motion sea rise Tsunami

by Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (( Commondreams.org) | - - "Once you take into account growth of population, the numbers end up being two to three times more." In a scenario…

Climate change will kill more Italians and Greeks than Syrians

By James Crisp | EurActiv.com | - - Climate change will kill more Italians and Greeks than Syrians in 2050, as soaring temperatures destroy crops and disrupt food supplies, new research published…

As Coasts Flood, why isn’t the Corporate Press asking Candidates about Climate Change?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US corporate press is letting the presidential candidates set the agenda. Occasionally someone will step out of line, as Fox's Megyn Kelly…

Strongest Tropical Storm ever in S. Hemisphere Hits Fiji (It’s Getting Hot in Here)

Breaking News | (Video, Twitter report) | - - Cyclone Winston: Incredible conditions in Savusavu, Fiji | 20 02 2016 Winston now strongest tropical cyclone on record in Southern Hemi. Worst case…

The Question isn’t of Saving the World via Renewables but of how Much can be Saved

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Humanity is not abandoning fossil fuels fast enough to avoid some massive changes to our world's climate, with all the implications that change…

Paris COP21 will only slow Climate Change: Here’s What’s going to happen to you and your children

By Katja Frieler | (The Conversation) | - - At the Paris climate summit, delegates are deciding on a global goal for temperature rise. At the time of publication, the latest draft…

For Pacific Islanders, Paris Climate Summit is Life or Death

Euronews & Scott B. Power | - - "Dozens of activists at the COP 21 summit in Paris have taken part in the so-called Run for your Life, a relay race from…

Exxon investigation: A warning shot for fossil fuel companies as climate lies unveiled

The Tree | - - In the first concrete legal action against ExxonMobil’s web of climate lies, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced he will investigate whether the oil giant…

Climate Change to throw 100 mn. People into Poverty

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The UN’s heavily-hyped Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were approved by more than 160 world leaders at a…

Study: Miami, New Orleans Can’t Be Saved From Rising Sea Levels

GeoBeats News | - - "According to a recently published study, Miami, New Orleans, and a number of other US cities are already beyond the point of being saved from rising sea…

Parenting in Fear: Leaving a Climate Apocalypse to our Children

Frida Berrigan | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Madeline is in the swing, her face the picture of delight. “Mo, mo,” she cries and kicks her legs to show me that…

Could we melt all the Ice in Antarctica if we Keep on Burning Fossil Fuels?

By Andy Ridgwell | (The Conversation) | - - Here is a great “what-if”: if we (the human race) were to burn all available fossil fuels, could we melt the largest and…

“We’re talking Survival”: Pacific Islanders call out Australia on Coal

The Tree | - - Pacific Island nations have stepped up pressure on their reckless neighbours, warning Australia and New Zealand that their inadequate action on climate change will doom island states…

Obama’s Journey: Top 10 signs of Extreme Climate Change in Alaska and why it Should Scare Us

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - American corporate news has not devoted the hours to President Obama's trip to Alaska that it deserves, focusing on the GOP clown car…

NOAA: July 2015 was most Torrid Month on Record, caused by burning Fossil Fuels

IBTimes UK | (Video News Report) | - - IBTimes UK: "Global warming: July 2015 was the hottest month ever recorded" Addendum: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports: "The July average…

Defying Saudis, Iran: Muslim thinkers call for Action on Climate Change at Istanbul Conference

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Attendees at the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium in Istanbul from 20 countries produced, and 60 of them signed, a declaration this week…

Deep South, biggest Climate Deniers, will be among worst hit by Global Warming

Tan Copsy | ( Risky Business) | - - Atlanta, Georgia – The Southeastern United States and Texas are uniquely at risk from climate change, according to a new report by the…

Major Indirect Benefits of Obama’s Climate Plan that could save the World

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - President Obama spoke on Monday on his plan to use the Environmental Protection Agency to pressure states to close high-carbon power plants and…

World already halfway to Climate Point of No Return

The Tree | - - The world may already have warmed more than halfway to the limit governments have agreed to contain warming to, according to a new analysis commissioned by the…

The Earth is hotter this Year than any since Records began

By Kanya D'Almeida | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - According to new data released by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Tuesday, globally averaged temperatures…