Sea-level rise likely to swallow many coastal mangrove forests
Authors of a study reported June 5 used sediment cores from 78 sites on five continents to determine when mangroves first appeared over the past...
Will Miami Be Around in 2067?
The prospects for Miami are grim, a scientist tells Mario Alejandro Ariza in his new book: “The water’s rise will be merciless and — geologically...
Mercer’s Famous Sea Level Forecast – 42 Years Later
It was 42 years ago when the late glaciologist Dr. John Mercer made an ominous fifty year forecast about melting in Antarctica causing catastrophic sea-level...
Human action will decide how much sea levels rise
Sea levels will go on rising, because of human action. By how much, though, depends on what humans do next.
US coasts face far more frequent severe floods
For US coasts, high-water hazards have just become more hazardous: a lot more hazardous, say scientists. The post US coasts face far more frequent severe...
Whatever Sea Level Rise Brings, NASA Will Be There
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Flooding Stunted 2019 Cropland Growing Season, Resulting in More Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
Severe flooding throughout the Midwest—which triggered a delayed growing season for crops in the region—led to a reduction of 100 million metric tons of net...
Flooding in 23 States Likely This Spring, Says NOAA
Another wet spring and floods are on the way, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Fortunately, the agency predicted Thursday that this year's...