16
May
Melting glaciers responsible for one-third of sea-level rise
Antarctic glaciers lost the least ice overall because spots on the continent melting rapidly were offset by other regions gaining ice.
16
May
Melting glaciers responsible for one-third of sea-level rise
Antarctic glaciers lost the least ice overall because spots on the continent melting rapidly were offset by other regions gaining ice.
24
Apr
When ocean scientist Andrew Thaler found an old, outdated water level gauge, he found a way to give it new life — turning it into a tool to measure public interest in sea level rise. Instead of tracking water, the Sea Leveler tracks how much people are talking about water on Twitter.
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15
Apr
Want to slow sea level rise? Curb these 4 pollutants
Carbon dioxide remains the most significant threat, but slow government action has scientists looking at other culprits to combat.
11
Apr
25 feet of sea level rise at American tourist destinations over the next 25-100 years (roughly)
Top Left: The Jefferson Memorial
Top Right: The Statue of Liberty
Bottom Left: Washington Monument, Washingotn DC
Bottom Right: South Beach’s Ocean Drive
21
Jan
07
Jan
10
Nov
Sea level rise accelerating on East Coast
Sea levels are rising 3-4 times faster than the global average, due to sinking land and a warming ocean.
16
Oct
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Every nation will suffer if governments don’t think about common interests and responsibilities in dealing with climate change, rather than national interest, the Dalai Lama told a crowd in Cambridge on Monday.
“Whether we can really solve these problems or not, we have to make an attempt, that’s how I feel,” the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said at a forum hosted by the The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values, a nonprofit think tank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Rising Sea Levels
A new report out in the Journal of Coastal Research shows sea level rise is accelerating along the northeast coast, threatening cities such as Boston. The latest study, from researchers at Virginia Institute of Marine Science, confirms two earlier studies.
The rising sea level and other climate change issues were among those discussed at the forum titled “Ethics, Economy and Environment.” The forum addressed what one scientist on the panel called “one of the biggest problems facing humans today — global climate change.”
The spiritual leader of the Tibetan people says when he was growing up he didn’t think much about the environment. The water near his home was always very sweet but, he says, when he reached India and was told it wasn’t safe to drink the water, he started to consider the degradation of the environment a very serious matter. He lamented that the problems are largely invisible to the general public.
“Unlike violence, war, bleeding, dying, these are images that are stuck in our mind,” the Dalai Lama said, “the environment [is] not that kind of visible.”
A leading MIT scientist on the panel said if this generation doesn’t act now to address global warming, there will be severe consequences including not only rising sea levels but also heat waves, floods, droughts, more powerful hurricanes and an acidic ocean.
The Dalai Lama sat quietly on stage in his maroon robe silently nodding his head. He said even though he doesn’t have children, all of humanity’s children will be affected by climate change.
“We have the responsibility to think about their future, their life,” he said.
Education is the answer, and governments and the media have the responsibility to raise awareness the Dalai Lama said.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyka5Q1DO1qzwd5oo1_500.jpg)
Every nation will suffer if governments don’t think about common interests and responsibilities in dealing with climate change, rather than national interest, the Dalai Lama told a crowd in Cambridge on Monday.
“Whether we can really solve these problems or not, we have to make an attempt, that’s how I feel,” the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said at a forum hosted by the The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values, a nonprofit think tank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Rising Sea Levels
A new report out in the Journal of Coastal Research shows sea level rise is accelerating along the northeast coast, threatening cities such as Boston. The latest study, from researchers at Virginia Institute of Marine Science, confirms two earlier studies.
The rising sea level and other climate change issues were among those discussed at the forum titled “Ethics, Economy and Environment.” The forum addressed what one scientist on the panel called “one of the biggest problems facing humans today — global climate change.”
The spiritual leader of the Tibetan people says when he was growing up he didn’t think much about the environment. The water near his home was always very sweet but, he says, when he reached India and was told it wasn’t safe to drink the water, he started to consider the degradation of the environment a very serious matter. He lamented that the problems are largely invisible to the general public.
“Unlike violence, war, bleeding, dying, these are images that are stuck in our mind,” the Dalai Lama said, “the environment [is] not that kind of visible.”
A leading MIT scientist on the panel said if this generation doesn’t act now to address global warming, there will be severe consequences including not only rising sea levels but also heat waves, floods, droughts, more powerful hurricanes and an acidic ocean.
The Dalai Lama sat quietly on stage in his maroon robe silently nodding his head. He said even though he doesn’t have children, all of humanity’s children will be affected by climate change.
“We have the responsibility to think about their future, their life,” he said.
Education is the answer, and governments and the media have the responsibility to raise awareness the Dalai Lama said.
27
Sep
The Open_Sailing project is an international community of scientists, engineers, architects and many others who are trying to develop an International Ocean Station. The open-source project aims to create something similar to the International Space Station on the sea, a place where people can study the ocean and learn to live sustainably in a marine environment. The project began as an apocalyptic design response unit, but has evolved into a voluntary community of amateurs, inventors and scientists who study everything from aquaculture to desalination. The creators of this ocean station are working to develop a truly innovative “city” design that will become compact during storms and sail when winds are favorable.
10 innovative ideas that let us live on water
22
Jul
As the planet warms and ice sheets melt, sea levels are rising worldwide. During the last century, the oceans rose about 5-9 inches, according to the EPA, and sea levels could increase by up to 5 feet by 2100, threatening 180 U.S. coastal cities. But in some parts of the world, entire countries are at risk of vanishing beneath the seas.
How nations are coping with rising seas
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