Climate change and sewage: a dangerous combination for coastal communities
Storm surge and sea level rise damage sanitation systems and threaten ecosystems and human health.
Tag: sea-level rise
Restoring the Florida Everglades can still use federal help
Factors like sea level rise, population growth and a warming climate have impacted the restoration project.
Ready for action: Educating the community about king tides
King tides give residents a glimpse of what Florida’s future could look like as sea levels continue to rise.
Saltwater intrusion threatens Florida’s drinking water supply
Over-extraction of the aquifer and rising sea levels allow saltwater to encroach into Florida’s groundwater.
15% of global population lives within a few miles of a coast − and the number is growing rapidly
Human settlement patterns have profound consequences for people’s exposure to risk, particularly near the coasts.
Sea level rise and sprawl mean more Floridians on increasingly less land
By 2070, Florida could lose 1.7 million acres to sea level rise and 3.5 million acres to sprawling new development.
Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening ocean circulation, speeding up warming down south
More rapid melting of the ice sheets will accelerate further disruption of the climate system.
Why climate scientists are sounding the alarm on the ocean circulation system AMOC
An AMOC collapse would lead to warmer ocean temperatures and greater sea level rise along the East Coast.
King tides: 10 facts about why they happen and the flooding they cause
By Rebecca Clark, FAU Center for Environmental Studies 1. King tides are exceptionally high tides that occur when the gravitational ...
Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes
Colonial-era land policies and development have left island towns vulnerable to increasing storm risks.