Sentences with phrase «putting coastal communities»
The research finds that sea levels increased at a faster rate this past century than any other in nearly 3,000 years, putting coastal communities and infrastructure in harm's way.
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New offshore drilling would damage the marine ecosystem and put coastal communities at risk from oil spills.
For example, as a result of ice melting on land, such as from glaciers and ice sheets, as well as thermal expansion of the ocean, we have seen sea level rise 3.4 millimeters per year from 1993 - 2015, which puts coastal communities at risk of flooding and infrastructure damage.
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«This program will put the best minds at work to help understand what is happening in our ocean so our fishermen and coastal communities can thrive for generations to come.»
Ericeira is a classic Portuguese coastal community, put just 40 minutes outside Lisbon and is among many viewed as the best area in Europe for surfing, providing quality waves for all types of surfers.
The climate community did a great service to the country in 2006 in putting out a joint statement on the enormous human vulnerability in coastal zones to hurricanes — setting aside questions about the role of greenhouse - driven warming in changing hurricane patterns.
This drastic proposal puts our nation's coastal communities, beaches, surf breaks, and marine ecosystems at risk of a catastrophic oil spill.
Opening our coastal areas to oil exploration would put our communities and coastal economies at risk of catastrophic spills.
Moreover, the legislation puts the interests of the oil and gas lobby over millions of citizens, thousands of businesses and hundreds of coastal communities who spoke out against new offshore drilling during the federal government's extensive planning process.
Trump is planning to open our oceans to the fossil fuel industry, putting marine life and coastal communities at risk of catastrophic damage from an oil disaster.
This is a dangerous plan that puts our oceans, marine life, and coastal communities at risk while the fossil fuel industry benefits.