RedskyNews Category: Rising Seas
London and other cities face flooding due to rising sea levels
London’s key primary flood defence, the Thames Barrier, is being used twice as much as was planned when it opened in 1984. London faces the threat of flooding due to the impact of rising sea levels, a report warns. Other
New York City’s rising seas
The sea level is rising, but it’s not rising evenly. Over the 20th century, the water lapping New York City climbed 1.5 times faster than the global average, according to a report published last year. That doesn’t make a whole
Rising Seas Create First American Refugees
Climate change, particularly unprecedented sea level rise, is already creating refugees in the United States. Back in January, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it will allocate $1 billion in grants to 13 states to help them
Rising Seas Forces Alaskan Village To Move
A coastal village in Alaska has voted to relocate amid the threat of rising sea levels in their area, city council officials have announced. The native community of Shishmaref — which consists of 600 people, almost all of whom are
Rising Seas Swallow Five Islands
Five tiny Pacific islands have disappeared due to rising seas and erosion, a discovery thought to be the first scientific confirmation of the impact of climate change on coastlines in the Pacific, according to Australian researchers. The submerged islands were
Rising Seas Force Bikini Islanders To Flee
Nearly 70 years after they were uprooted to make way for United States nuclear weapons testing, Bikini Islanders are now reeling from rising seas and have asked Washington to aid a new resettlement. For decades, Bikini islanders have struggled to
Pacific Nation Could Move To Fiji
Fearing that climate change could wipe out their entire Pacific archipelago, the leaders of Kiribati are considering an unusual backup plan: moving the populace to Fiji. Kiribati President Anote Tong told The Associated Press on Friday that his Cabinet this
Island States Prepare To Drown
Video Report:A three-year study by Australia’s CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology suggests the Pacific’s small island states can expect rising sea levels, more heavy rainfall events, more very hot days and more cyclones.
NZ To Be Hit By Rising Seas
Rising sea levels will make it riskier to live in New Zealand and render parts of the coast uninhabitable over the next century, a climate scientist says in the wake of an international report. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Sea Levels Continue To Rise
Rising sea levels in the coming centuries is perhaps one of the most catastrophic consequences of rising temperatures. Massive economic costs, social consequences and forced migrations could result from global warming. But how frightening of times are we facing? Researchers
This runaway greenhouse effect was revealed by Jesus Christ and consists of 14 catastrophic climate events, due to start imminently, which we have called The Global Meltdown Domino Effect and is now revealed for the first time in 2,000 years.
