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Americans back preparation for extreme weather and sea-level rise
2013-03-29 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Images told the story: lower Manhattan in darkness, coastal communities washed away, cars floating in muck. Superstorm Sandy, a harbinger of future extreme weather intensified by climate change, caught the country off guard in October. Unprepared for the flooding and high winds that ensued, the East Coast suffered more than $70 billion in property damage and more than 100 deaths. Will Americans prepare and invest now to minimize the impact of disasters such as Sandy, or deal with storms and...
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Sea-level rise a part of Olympia comprehensive plan
2013-03-27 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment Health: The Olympia Planning Commission has finished its recommendations on the draft update of the city's comprehensive plan, an effort that has been years in the making. Planning Commission Chairman Jerry Parker gave the council a peek at some of the proposed regulations Tuesday night, but the full draft isn't expected to be released until May 20. Amy Buckler, a city planner, said city staff are working to have the plan ready for approval by the end of the year. It's up to the council to make the final...
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Sea-level map offers disturbing picture of Jersey shore's future
2013-03-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Philadelphia Inquirer: Richard Lathrop zeros in on North Wildwood to show off a new tool that predicts where the water will go as sea level rises. Looking at high tide, sections of marsh now flood. With a foot of sea-level rise, water laps at a few streets. Two feet, and some neighborhoods flood. Three feet, and portions of the evacuation route are awash - all at high water. No wonder he calls the future view of New Jersey, as envisioned by Rutgers University's new sea-level mapping tool, "disturbing." "New Jersey's...
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Earth's interior cycles contribute to long-term sea-level and climate change, researchers find
2013-03-18 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Ancient rises in sea levels and global warming are partially attributable to cyclical activity below Earth's surface, researchers from New York University and Ottawa's Carleton University have concluded in an analysis of geological studies. However, the article's authors, NYU's Michael Rampino and Carleton University's Andreas Prokoph, note that changes spurred by Earth's interior are gradual, taking place in periods ranging from 60 million to 140 million years -- far less rapidly than those brought...
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Significant Contribution of Greenland's Peripheral Glaciers to Sea-Level Rise
2013-03-18 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Glaciers at the edge of Greenland which are not connected to its huge ice sheet, or can be clearly separated from it, are contributing to sea-level rise much more than previously thought. Scientists from the University of Zurich together with colleagues from Denmark have found that, though these peripheral glaciers make up just 5-7 % of total ice coverage on the land mass, they account for up to 20% of the rise in sea level created by the region's melting. The scientists looked at glaciers which...
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