Instruments deployed in the ocean starting in 2004 show that the Atlantic Ocean circulation has observably slowed over the past two decades, possibly to its weakest state in almost a millennium. Studies also suggest that the circulation has reached a dangerous tipping point in the past that sent it into a precipitous, unstoppable decline, and that it could hit that tipping point again as […]
Beaches and dunes are becoming increasingly trapped between rising sea levels and our towns and cities. Researchers writing in the journal Nature found that when dropped on a random beach anywhere in the world, you only need to walk 390 metres on average to find the nearest road or building. And while that short walking […]
Sea levels are increasing around Britain at a far faster rate than a century ago while the country is warming slightly more than the global average, leading meteorologists said. The annual study — the State of the UK Climate 2021 — found recent decades have been “warmer, wetter and sunnier” than the 20th century. The […]
Up to 200,000 English properties are at risk of sea level rise from the 2050s shows a study published by Paul Sayers an Affiliate of the Tyndall Centre UEA. The story was also covered in the Guardian and the BBC. The estimate is according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Oceans and Coastal […]
UN-Habitat, the Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, and OCEANIX have unveiled the design of the world’s first prototype sustainable floating city. OCEANIX Busan aims to provide breakthrough technology for coastal cities facing severe land shortages that are compounded by climatic threats. The challenge is massive: two out of every five people in […]
There is a legal obligation to compensate for the impacts of maintaining coastal flood management infrastructure, or management activities that could lead to coastal squeeze. Coastal practitioners define coastal squeeze to the best of their ability, but a number of studies have highlighted inconsistencies in the definition used for ‘coastal squeeze’ and demonstrated problems in […]
The Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of ice in 2019, equivalent to a million tonnes per minute across the year, satellite data shows. The climate crisis is heating the Arctic at double the rate in lower latitudes, and the ice cap is the biggest single contributor to sea level rise, which already imperils […]
Guardian: Flooding from sea level rise threatens over 300,000 US coastal homes – study Climate change study predicts ‘staggering impact’ of swelling oceans on coastal communities within next 30 years. Sea level rise driven by climate change is set to pose an existential crisis to many US coastal communities, with new research finding that as many as […]