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.
Storm surge and sea level rise damage sanitation systems and threaten ecosystems and human health.
Factors like sea level rise, population growth and a warming climate have impacted the restoration project.
King tides give residents a glimpse of what Florida’s future could look like as sea levels continue to rise.
Over-extraction of the aquifer and rising sea levels allow saltwater to encroach into Florida’s groundwater.
Human settlement patterns have profound consequences for people’s exposure to risk, particularly near the coasts.
By 2070, Florida could lose 1.7 million acres to sea level rise and 3.5 million acres to sprawling new development.
More rapid melting of the ice sheets will accelerate further disruption of the climate system.
An AMOC collapse would lead to warmer ocean temperatures and greater sea level rise along the East Coast.
By Rebecca Clark, FAU Center for Environmental Studies 1. King tides are exceptionally high tides that occur when the gravitational ...
Colonial-era land policies and development have left island towns vulnerable to increasing storm risks.
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