Riveting new study by Dr. James Hansen and 16 co-authors shows prospects for rapid sea level rise and damaging superstorms are worse than previously predicted. CBS Evening News and the Washington Post covered the story.
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Experts make dire prediction about sea levels — CBS News
In the future, there could be major flooding along every coast. So says a new study that warns the world’s seas are rising.
CO2 levels in atmosphere rising at dramatically faster rate, U.N. report warns — The Washington Post
Levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose at a record-shattering pace last year, a new report shows, a surge that surprised scientists and spurred fears of an accelerated warming of the planet in decades to come.
Scientists Warn of Rising Oceans From Polar Melt — The New York Times
A large section of the mighty West Antarctica ice sheet has begun falling apart and its continued melting now appears to be unstoppable. If the findings hold up, they suggest that the melting could destabilize neighboring parts of the ice sheet and a rise in sea level of 10 feet or more may be unavoidable in coming centuries.
Study: Rising Global Temperatures Spur Steepest Sea Level Rise In 2,100 Years – Popular Science
The seas are rising at a faster rate right now than at any point since at least the era of Julius Caesar, and there is a direct link between this increase and changes in global surface temperatures, according to a new study. Rising sea levels could have major impacts on not just marine ecosystems, but the entire planet, as coastal areas are swamped by encroaching waters.
Report sees sharper sea rise from Arctic melt – Associated Press
The ice of Greenland and the rest of the Arctic is melting faster than expected and could help raise global sea levels by as much as 5 feet this century, dramatically higher than earlier projections, an authoritative international assessment says.
Barrier islands and sea-level rise – The News and Observer
Currently in North Carolina sea level is rising about 1.5 feet per century over a land slope that averages 1: 2000. This means a 1-foot rise could cause a shoreline retreat of more than a third of a mile (in theory).
Orrin Pilkey: Rising Sea Levels in NC
A 3-foot sea level rise means the end of development as we know it on the 20 or so barrier islands that make up the 350 mile-long North Carolina coast.
Climate Change Speeds Up Since Kyoto in 1997: Associated Press article and response from Jim Warren
How climate change has accelerated beyond some of the grimmest warnings made in 1997. NC WARN Executive Director Jim Warren responds in a letter to The News & Observer.
“Urgency Denial” Must End – Winston-Salem Journal Oped by Jim Warren
By Jim Warren. Severe climate changes are occurring at an accelerating rate. Our planet is in crisis, according to the world’s top scientists, and corrective measures that are proven, feasible and economically beneficial — mainly energy efficiency — need to be implemented now.