Tag: Rising Sea Level

Interactive map: Changes in Sea Level Over Time

6/15/2022 - By Rebecca Lindsey, Julia Engdahl, Nathan Murry, Analise Keeney, Ashley Miller, Chris Veras, and Audra Luscher. Global sea level has risen between 6 and 8 inches (15-20 cm) over the last 100 years. About one third of the increase is due to the thermal expansion of ocean water as it has gotten warmer, and about two-thirds… SEE MORE

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UN Report Paints Dire Picture of the Gulf of Mexico’s Future

3/4/2022 - By Rebecca Santana and Curt Anderson. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane Laura destroyed homes across coastal Louisiana. Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, leaving the entire city of… SEE MORE

Mayor Wu is Turning Her Attention to East Boston’s Waterfront

2/28/2022 - By Christopher Gavin. As Boston braces for the anticipated impacts of climate change, with rising sea levels in its historic harbor, Mayor Michelle Wu is bringing to the forefront a focus on neighborhood resiliency, namely, how East Boston will prepare for the rising tide. On Wednesday, Wu’s administration announced its intention… SEE MORE

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New Report Details Steps Needed to Build Climate Resilience in Vulnerable CT Communities

2/14/2022 - A new report on climate resilience in Connecticut is recommending that the state take more steps to dismantle underlying inequality that makes vulnerable communities more susceptible to the effects of climate change. The report, a collaboration between the Yale School of the Environment, the Yale School of Public Health Center on Climate… SEE MORE

How a Native American Tribe on Long Island is Losing its Land to Rising Seas

12/6/2021 - By Emma Newberger. SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The Shinnecock Indian Nation once had seasonal villages that stretched across the eastern end of Long Island. But after centuries of land loss and forced relocation, more than 600 tribe members now live on a shrinking 1.5 square mile peninsula. The Shinnecock, whose name… SEE MORE