Sentences with phrase «risk as sea levels rise»

[10:31 a.m. Updated In a conversation about the storm with Malcolm Bowman of Stony Brook late last night, we mused on whether Irene's impact would serve as a wakeup call prompting the city, which will face rising damage risk as sea levels rise in this century, to seriously consider storm surge barriers like those on the Thames.

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As sea levels rise and disaster risks to coastal communities grow, some planners are broaching the idea of a «strategic retreat» from areas that face persistent floods and fires.

There's often intense local pressure to rebuild communities as they were, he said, even if the future risk from sea - level rise or other climate risks suggests it's not the most prudent path.

Silver Award: Alex Kuffner The Providence Journal «Rising seas, rising stakes» Nov. 20, 2016 «Losing ground» March 19, 2017 «On the brink» July 9, 2017 Judges praised Alex Kuffner for his comprehensive look at the risks facing Rhode Island communities from either a once - in - a-century hurricane or a sea level rise of seven feet by the end of the century, as projected in a worst - case scenario by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Rising seas, rising stakes» Nov. 20, 2016 «Losing ground» March 19, 2017 «On the brink» July 9, 2017 Judges praised Alex Kuffner for his comprehensive look at the risks facing Rhode Island communities from either a once - in - a-century hurricane or a sea level rise of seven feet by the end of the century, as projected in a worst - case scenario by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (rising stakes» Nov. 20, 2016 «Losing ground» March 19, 2017 «On the brink» July 9, 2017 Judges praised Alex Kuffner for his comprehensive look at the risks facing Rhode Island communities from either a once - in - a-century hurricane or a sea level rise of seven feet by the end of the century, as projected in a worst - case scenario by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Such extensive sea level rise would change the face of planet Earth — coastal cities such as Mumbai, Tokyo or New York are likely to be at risk.

By analyzing current building codes and the like, the New York City Panel on Climate Change determined the acceptable level of risk for its residents and is now prioritizing projects that hold to those same levels the perils from climate change impacts directly on the city, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heat waves.

The authors highlight this with the case of future sea level, as larger uncertainty in sea level rise requires greater precautionary action to manage flood risk.

The field of urban planning is gaining interest as cities around the world, including nearby Houston, are facing increased exposure to weather - related risks and hazards ranging from sea level rise and flooding to temperature build - up and urban heat island effect.

The draft report to be discussed over the coming months «is an important first step in developing a statewide framework to address the risks posed by sea level rise and coastal storms,» said Adam Freed, who serves as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's deputy sustainability director.

noted a skeptical Manny Diaz, former mayor of Miami, a coastal city even more at risk from the stronger hurricanes and sea level rise as a result of climate change.

The Pentagon itself has described climate change as an «immediate» risk and major threat multiplier, one that could cause crops to fail, spark mass migrations and increase conflict for dwindling water resources (to say nothing of the threat sea level rise poses to U.S. naval bases around the world).

Heavier rainfall plus sea level rise — which make storm surges bigger and more likely to breach coastal defences — has scientists warning of a greater flood risk in the UK as the climate warms.

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Based on modeling well into the future and with continued sea - level rise, «we see a pretty significant increase in flood risk» even as many of those storms may track further east of the coast than is common now.

In some respects, islands are at a very high risk level as climate change blights and sea levels rise.

If this trend is not halted soon, many millions of people will be at risk from extreme events such as heat waves, drought, floods and storms, our coasts and cities will be threatened by rising sea levels, and many ecosystems, plants and animal species will be in serious danger of extinction.

For example, if climatologists and oceanographers only considered sea level rise to predict coastal damages without regard to escalating rates of beach - front home building, they would be as errant as would a coastal developer who assesses future risks based only on current climate and sea levels (and Professor Pielke has led the charge on such integrated approaches).

The risk facing humanity is that climate change could spiral out of control and it will no longer be possible to arrest trends such as ice melting and rising sea level.

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.

Both the IPCC and the TDTH report show that risks to unique and threatened systems, such as coral reefs, are high at 1.5 C and sea - level rise would continue long after 2100.

Diseases such as dengue can now be found in more countries, the rain patterns are changing and there are key infrastructure works at risk because of the rise of the sea level.

Nearly four million Americans, occupying a combined area larger than the state of Maryland, find themselves at risk of severe flooding as sea levels rise in the coming century, new research suggests.

At the Copenhagen conference in December 2009 the Director of the U.S. Navy Task Force on Climate Change, Rear Admiral David Titley gave a somber assessment of the risks presented by climate change, including the likely need for greater humanitarian and disaster relief missions, and the dangers posed by such «wild cards» as ocean acidification and rising sea levels.

As Yohe sees it, a prudent risk - management strategy dictates significant cuts in greenhouse gases and immediate planning to adapt to rising sea levels and other effects of climate change.

Specific populations, such as those less economically developed or in lower - lying regions will be at a very high risk of impact and hundreds of millions of people will potentially be adversely affected by events like coastal flooding, saltwater infiltration into agricultural lands, and sea level rise.

The report states that with SIDS being completely dependent on ports and airports, climate change risks such as rising sea levels, increasing temperatures and more frequent and / or intense storms pose serious threats to vital transport infrastructure, services and operations.

The low - lying South Asian nation, considered one of the countries most at risk from climate impacts such as sea level rise, worsening erosion and erratic [continue reading...]

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.

Sea level rise has led to increased risk of extreme flooding, as well as salt - water contamination for the state's fresh water supply.

5.2.2 Coasts will be exposed to increasing risks, such as coastal erosion, due to climate change and sea - level rise.

This will further increase the risk of coastal inundations as sea levels gradually rise stemming from warming oceans and melting ice caps.

This past June, World Bank published a report warning that climate change presents serious risks to Indonesia, including the possibility of losing 2,000 islands as sea levels rise.

They disrupted planning meetings and disputed as a plot NOAA's findings that the area faces the second - highest risk from sea - level rise of any region of its size in the U.S..

But while adapting buildings in coastal communities and upgrading coastal defences can significantly reduce adverse impacts of sea level rise and storm surges, they can not eliminate these risks, especially as sea levels will continue to rise over time.

105 In addition, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have each adopted some form of «rolling easement» to ensure that wetlands or dunes migrate inland as sea level rises and reduce the risk of loss of life and property.52

Soon after the 2007 release of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report, those familiar with the science began to say that as a result of the consensus process and the natural caution of scientists, the Fourth Assessment Report had seriously understated the risks from climate change, particularly in its selection of scenarios and its estimates of likely sea - level rise.16

A worrying risk for rapid sea level rise occurs as global temperatures warm to between 1.5 and 2.5 C.

The lower Chesapeake Bay is especially at risk due to high rates of sinking land (known as subsidence).96 Climate change and sea level rise are also likely to cause a number of ecological impacts, including declining water quality and clarity, increases in harmful algae and low oxygen (hypoxia) events, decreases in a number of species including eelgrass and seagrass beds, and changing interactions among trophic levels (positions in the food chain) leading to an increase in subtropical fish and shellfish species in the bay.66

If emissions were to continue unabated and global temperature increases exceed 4 °C, increased rainfall would further enhance the risk of floods by raising river levels, which, combined with sea level rise, could impact as many as 12 million people in Bangladesh, especially if a storm surge from a tropical cyclone compounded these effects.

They have begun to identify the communities most vulnerable to flooding, the hazards to local biodiversity as forests and grasslands begin to feel the heat, and the cities most at risk from routine coastal flooding as sea levels rise.

It will also confirm the accelerated rate of change for impacts such as sea - level rise, the steady retreat of Arctic sea ice and quickened melting of ice sheets and glaciers, as well as offer more detail on scenarios that will shape international negotiations over both short - term and long - term greenhouse gas emissions, including how long «business as usual» can be sustained without dangerous risk.

To be useful in a risk context, climate change assessments therefore need a much more thorough exploration of the tails of the distributions of physical variables such as sea level rise, temperature, and precipitation, where our scientific knowledge base is less complete, and where sophisticated climate models are less helpful.

For example, an analysis of the risks of sea level rise for the State of California evaluated the economic value of property at risk of flooding, as well as the size, economic status, and demographic backgrounds of the population living in areas vulnerable to flooding, area of wetland likely to be lost, and other metrics related to threatened transportation, energy, and water infrastructure (Heberger et al 2011).

That's because the risk of triggering abrupt changes in the climate system — such as rapid sea level rise or widespread droughts — becomes high above one of two degrees warming.

It precludes a focus on climate variability over time as well the risk of impacts from slow onset events, such as sea level rise and rising temperatures.

Overall, the risk of sea - level rise from global warming is less at almost any given location than that from other causes, such as tectonic motions of the earth's surface.»

Finally, a robust infrastructure program will allow Massachusetts to build more resilient transportation facilities, adapting to the risks of climate change such as heavy storms and sea level rise.

[As a caveat, it is of course reasonable to postulate the relative risk / rewards involved in all feedbacks and warming / cooling knock - on effects for the future, additional sea - level rise predicated on deep ocean warmth perhaps being one of them.

Now climate scientists project that we risk up to 10 times as much warming this century as in the last 50 years — with many devastating consequences from dramatic sea level rise to Dust - Bowlification (see my review of more than 60 recent studies).

And it increases the risk of truly catastrophic impacts, such as several meters of sea - level rise.