Sea Level Rise
This is a new page, so check also Arctic, and Global Warming, Water and related pages.
Contents
Overviews
The basics, good overviews and intros to various green topics from Grist, such as Keystone XL pipeline, sea level rise and Geo-engineering, as well as ocean acidification (more on acidification and coral.
Stories/Reports
Sources
Stories
West Coast Sea Level Rise: 6 Inches Expected In California By 2030, Report Finds 6/12
Why So Many Flood Maps Are Still Out of Date 7/13 see also series
US Marshall islands threatened by sea level rise so is US water supply.
More bad news about glaciers — and therefore sea levels 11/12 UPDATE biggest calving ever recorded (video) 12/12. Graphs (and misuse).
Facing climate reality, cities look for ways to adapt 6/13 includes sea level rise.
Saltwater intrusion into underground aquifers where we get well water for cities and farms. overview and images.
Video
Sea Surge: With more than 40% of the world’s population living in coastal areas, the impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly hard to ignore. Rising sea levels are endangering infrastructure, homes, and even entire societies. Coral and shellfish are struggling to survive as the waters undergo acidification from CO2. What role do oceans play in the world’s economy? How will the changes be felt and how will communities adapt? Is there anything we can do to slow the tide? Panel includes Brian Fagan, author, The Attacking Ocean: The Past, Present and Future of Rising Sea Levels.
Arctic Methane: Why The Sea Ice Matters
Audio
Inuit culture threatened by sea level rise (text and audio) 9/10.
San Francisco Bay: SF Bay sea level rise also maps. KQED's Quest. baykeeper. Friends of the the SF Estuary, Save the Bay
Books
A World Without Ice, a book by Henry Pollack who was a winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change. Google talk video 2009
