My take is that the tug of war over what's causing today's telegenic heat waves, floods, tempests — and even Arctic sea - ice retreats — distracts from the high confidence scientists have in the long - term (but less sexy) picture: that more CO2 will lead to centuries of climate and
coastal changes with big consequences for a growing human population (for better and worse in the short run, and likely mostly for the worse in the long run).
Not exact matches
Another was challenged to engage
with fisherman in a nearby
coastal city to understand how they were being affected by climate
change.
Traveling inland from the coast to El Rosario, the terrain had
changed from the lush
coastal valleys to more rugged and barren vistas that I had associated
with the area.
Mass Audubon partners
with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (DFW) on
coastal waterbird protection, rare species protection, and planning for climate
change, among other issues.
«We conclude that
coastal communities are facing a looming crisis due to climate
change related sea - level rise, one that will manifest itself as increased frequency of Sandy - like inundation disasters in the coming decades along the mid-Atlantic and elsewhere, from storms
with less intensity and lower storm surge than Sandy,» Sweet said.
At the same time, rising sea levels due to climate
change increasingly threaten low - lying
coastal communities
with inundation and beach erosion — and stressed corals may not be able to grow vertically fast enough to match the pace of sea level rise.
Coastal wetland areas are easier for governments to manage compared
with ecosystems that reside in international waters, further adding to the strategic value of
coastal wetlands in the fight against climate
change.
Dr. Martone's analyses of the effects of sea otters on kelp forest ecosystems can help shape predictions of how climate
change and trophic cascades, in concert
with other drivers, affect
coastal ecosystems.
Thus, a homeowner will probably not be able to show that the hurricane that destroyed his house was spawned by global warming, but the state of Florida may well prove that increased damage to
coastal property over several years has a lot to do
with climate
change.
Dale Jamieson, who directs the New York University Environmental Studies program and was not affiliated
with the study, says Hallegatte's findings should be a wake - up call for wealthier nations
with at - risk
coastal areas who have not taken precautions to prepare for the results of climate
change.
The fact that the number of residential buildings in
coastal areas has increased significantly combined
with the increasing risks of impacts of due climate
change means that the cost of damage to
coastal developments are likely to continue to rise.
This research is part of multi-pronged project funded in 2014 by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation aimed at partnering
with local organizations to develop science - based climate
change solutions for
coastal communities.
This productive partnership has been providing Canadian researchers and their international colleagues
with the ability to monitor and understand the impacts of climate
change and resource development on Arctic marine and
coastal ecosystems and northern communities since 2003.
Calling for carbon budgets She said that climate
change could intensify the sunlight process, if lakes and
coastal waters become ice - free earlier in the season
with ongoing warming.
These particular freshwater Microcystis blooms (and toxins) are increasing in estuaries and
coastal waters around the world and are expected to expand in scale and intensity
with global climate
change.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) budget request reveals a strong focus on planning for and mitigating the impacts of climate
change and extreme weather events,
with money set aside for new weather satellites, climate mitigation planning, and additional grants for
coastal resilience studies.
Forest ecologist Juan Armesto of the Universidad Católica de Chile, who collaborates
with Weathers, says that the country's modern
coastal rain forest represents small fragments of what must have once been a contiguous forest, connected to the Amazon Basin, that
changed gradually over the past 5 million to 25 million years due to the colossal upheaval that created the Andes Mountains.
«Our plan includes
coastal observations, technology development, remote sensing using satellites, an observational network
with moorings to measure CO2, [and] physiological research on how various organisms respond to
changes.»
They focused on climate
change and sea - level rise impacts in the
coastal zone, and examined ways of how to better manage and cope
with climate
change.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Mayors of 21 cities in Florida on Friday called on the moderators of next week's presidential debates in Miami to ask candidates how they would deal
with rising sea levels caused by climate
change, a concern of the state's
coastal communities.
Dr Jochen Hinkel from Global Climate Forum in Germany, who is a co-author of this paper and a Lead Author of the
coastal chapter for the 2014 IPCC Assessment Report added: «The IPCC has done a great job in bringing together knowledge on climate
change, sea - level rise and is potential impacts but now needs to complement this work
with a solution - oriented perspective focusing on overcoming barriers to adaptation, mobilising resources, empowering people and discovering opportunities for strengthening
coastal resilience in the context of both climate
change as well as existing
coastal challenges and other issues.»
Looking at conditions over shorter periods of time, such as seasons, would provide more helpful detail, says Frank Muller - Karger, a biological oceanographer at the University of South Florida in St Petersburg who has been comparing EMUs
with weekly maps of
coastal changes made using satellite imagery.
The estimation of
changes due to sea level rise (SLR) and climate
change is a major issue
with respect to future
coastal management decisions.
Cryosphere Systems: How do rapid
changes in cryosphere (continental and ocean ice) systems evolve
with the earth system, and contribute to sea - level rise and increased
coastal vulnerability?
They compared existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) records of upper - ocean temperatures in
coastal waters for each U.S. ocean coastline
with records of actual sea level
changes from 1955 to 2012, and data from U.S. / European satellite altimeter missions since 1992.
He also co-directs Rutgers» transdisciplinary
Coastal Climate Risk & Resilience (C2R2) initiative, a training program which brings graduate students in the natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, and urban planning together
with coastal stakeholders to tackle the challenges that climate
change poses to the world's coastlines.
The conferences have focused on international ocean affairs
with topics ranging from arms control, and monitoring and surveillance in the oceans to management and conservation of marine resources; the feasibility of common shipping lines or on ocean development tax; and more recently on emerging issues and challenges presented by climate
change,
coastal cities and ocean related hazards.
It will seek to: (i) crowd in finance
with the objective of reaching $ 2bn to tackle
coastal erosion, flooding and climate
change adaptation and pollution; (ii) foster political dialogue within and among countries; and (iii) accelerate knowledge transfer on
coastal management to and among West African countries.
I also co-direct Rutgers» transdisciplinary
Coastal Climate Risk & Resilience (C2R2) initiative, a training program which brings graduate students in the natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, and urban planning together
with coastal stakeholders to tackle the challenges that climate
change poses to the world's coastlines.
Dr. Jonathan Overpeck, director of the Institute for the Study of Planet Earth at the University of Arizona, and recipient of the shared 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his role as a Coordinating Lead Author for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment, will address the trend of droughts in the west and the vulnerability of
coastal communities as they face sea level rise coupled
with increasing storm intensities.
[76] Reintroduction of sea otters to British Columbia has led to a dramatic improvement in the health of
coastal ecosystems, [77] and similar
changes have been observed as sea otter populations recovered in the Aleutian and Commander Islands and the Big Sur coast of California [65] However, some kelp forest ecosystems in California have also thrived without sea otters,
with sea urchin populations apparently controlled by other factors.
Still the calming
coastal breezes swirl through the vaulted ceilings overhead and inspire a
change of scenery by drawing attention to the private covered terrace
with views of the pool, the sands of Playa Santana, and miles of uninterrupted coastline which is nevertheless Turner's most favorite feature of them all.
Reintroduction of sea otters to British Columbia has led to a dramatic improvement in the health of
coastal ecosystems, [143] and similar
changes have been observed as sea otter populations recovered in the Aleutian and Commander Islands and the Big Sur coast of California [144] However, some kelp forest ecosystems in California have also thrived without sea otters,
with sea urchin populations apparently controlled by other factors.
Stand up paddling and surfing as in the current form was not a familiar sport to Indians, until recently when things started to
change, starting
with the
coastal villages and the
coastal communities.
With very comfortable Queen Bed and King Split Bed in second bedroom, «Sea Change» is furnished with quality lounge and dining suite, (double sofa bed in lounge for the overnight visitor) decorated in coastal colours and has top of the range Chef Oven, ceramic cooktop, large fridge / freezer, washing machine and dryer, and barbecue is situated in the back garden courtyard next to the gar
With very comfortable Queen Bed and King Split Bed in second bedroom, «Sea
Change» is furnished
with quality lounge and dining suite, (double sofa bed in lounge for the overnight visitor) decorated in coastal colours and has top of the range Chef Oven, ceramic cooktop, large fridge / freezer, washing machine and dryer, and barbecue is situated in the back garden courtyard next to the gar
with quality lounge and dining suite, (double sofa bed in lounge for the overnight visitor) decorated in
coastal colours and has top of the range Chef Oven, ceramic cooktop, large fridge / freezer, washing machine and dryer, and barbecue is situated in the back garden courtyard next to the garage.
From here continue along SH1
with the
changing coastal and pastoral views through Timaru and Ashburton to reach the Garden City of Christchurch and your last stop.
(some quite different looks, all very beach cottage / beach decor
with a bit of vintage
coastal style thrown in, but all using the same pieces of furniture, all thrifted vintage or budget too and
changing up the linen / layering).
Dr. Jonathan Overpeck, director of the Institute for the Study of Planet Earth at the University of Arizona, and recipient of the shared 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his role as a Coordinating Lead Author for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment, will address the trend of droughts in the west and the vulnerability of
coastal communities as they face sea level rise coupled
with increasing storm intensities.
The trailer (above) is overheated and polemical, mashing up risks from climate
change driven by accumulating greenhouse gases
with the deep and inherent climate and
coastal vulnerability from New Orleans to sub-Saharan Africa (vulnerability that is mainly created by poverty, a lack of governing capacity, poor planning and / or population growth, not by
changing environmental risks).
According to the latest science, in most cases (outside of extreme heat waves) the connections between today's extreme weather events and human - driven climate
change range from weak (hurricanes) to nil (tornadoes)-- and the dominant driver of losses in such events is fast - paced development or settlement in places
with fundamental climatic or
coastal vulnerability.
«West Coast sea surface and
coastal air temperatures evolved in lockstep
with changing patterns of atmospheric pressure and winds.»
And while countries like Myanmar will have the largest number of displaced peoples from climate
change, even countries like the US are likely to see a surge in internally displaced people as
coastal communities come face to face
with sea level rise and more destructive storms.
Follow up
with relentless and overwhelming numbers of photos of the effects, from Greenland ice moulins to
coastal storms to droughts,
with comments from locals experiencing these
changes..
Combined
with extreme weather events the inability to find sufficient cheap fuel to mitigate climate
change (e.g., moving whole cities from
coastal areas) will relegate whole populations to hunger and starvation.
When you combine the possibility (if not probability) of severely intensified hurricanes in 2050
with the unlikelihood that
coastal settlement patterns will
change much, you do indeed get something related to AGW that needs to be factored into the mix.
When it comes to extreme weather, we always take the opportunity to point back to the last definitive international scientific report on extreme weather and climate
change, which found strong historic links for heat waves,
coastal flooding and
changes in precipitation along
with weaker links for tornadoes and hurricanes.
From a story on «how a donkey inspired a community to save itself» to a family divided on wind power to concerns about
coastal erosion through the eyes of a Texas town, the radio series captures the struggles of every - day Americans as they come to terms
with change in their communities.
The GRACE data offers a complete picture of the entire ice sheet, allowing comparisons of mass
changes in
coastal regions (eg - elevations below 2000 metres)
with the Greenland interior (above 2000 metres).
Together
with partners, UNDP supports climate
change risk management in the context of agriculture and food security, water resources,
coastal zone development, public health, and climate
change - related disaster risks.
The obsession
with average sea level rise compared
with other
coastal hazards (increases in water levels driven by storms as well as tsunamis) is a good illustration of how the focus on climate
change is distorting assessments of risks and hazards.