Models so far fail to agree on where the storm might make landfall, but shorelines from North Carolina to Massachusetts are possible targets for the high rise of ocean water, or surge, that hurricanes push ahead of them. (scientificamerican.com)
Human action would lead to the melting of the polar ice caps and the consequent rise of ocean levels. (religion-online.org)
The Stern Review, an excellent new report by the U.K. Treasury, makes clear that the consequences could be catastrophic: melting of ice sheets, with a huge rise of ocean levels; massive crop failures; increased transmission of diseases; and potentially calamitous effects on ecosystem services. (scientificamerican.com)