Coastal
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Here’s a story I was not expecting to read about lingering impacts of Hurricane Irma and other storms, although after some thought it should not be a surprise. After hurricanes pass through regions, we see images of ships destroyed and abandoned both onshore and in waterways near coastal areas. But what happens to these boats?…
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To build an airport, you need a large, flat space. Sometimes those spaces can be found on top of hills (Duluth MN is one of those). Others are in valleys. Many are found along coastlines near sea level, and in some cases artificial runways have been built into the water itself. What could go wrong…
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Earlier this weekend I posted a story about the impacts of rising sea level on water supplies in Miami. This week’s question from the Georgia Climate Project Roadmap addresses how rising sea level will affect coastal Georgia. This will include not only water supplies along the coast, but livelihoods of those who catch crab and…
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Bloomberg Businessweek has an excellent long-form article this week on the multiple stresses that are facing the water supply managers for Miami and the South Florida region. Some of these come from changes in climate, as rising sea level pushes salty sea water into the aquifers and heavier rains cause more frequent floods that push…
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This time of year there is no shortage of stories about agriculture and climate in the media. Many of them are geared to one place, and of course I tend to look at the ones in the US first. But there are a lot coming from other countries as well. Here are a few that…
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Here’s an interesting video which shows an effort by NOAA scientists and the Army Corps of Engineers to reduce damage to a salt marsh near Camp Lejeune along the East Coast of North Carolina. By restoring the salt marshes to good condition, they are reducing the impacts of rising sea levels and helping to protect…
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If you have been following the news out of Florida, you know that they have been experiencing severe marine devastation from something called a “red tide”, which is a toxic algal bloom along the coast which kills fish and sickens humans and animals that swim in it. The red tide itself is not that unusual,…