While sea ice in Antarctica has seen some increases in recent years (although small compared to the losses of sea ice in the Arctic, which is losing ice at about ten times the rate that Antarctica is gaining it), the Larsen C ice shelf in western Antarctica has seen some…
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If you live along the coast, you are probably painfully aware of the threat of rising sea levels and what it could do to your communities. Sea levels have been observed to rise in most places by several different independent data sources, including both surface-based gauges and satellite imagery. Sea…
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The Washington Post had a thoughtful article today about how Hoboken NJ is dealing with development along the seafront following the devastation from Hurricane Sandy. This is particularly important because of the risks from sea level rise in the coming decades, which will make inundation along the coastline more frequent…
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A recently-released study of sea level rise measured by satellite altimetry shows a troubling hint of an accelerating upward trend in the already rising sea levels which may mean that coastal areas could be swamped sooner and more frequently than was previously predicted. You can read the original paper in…
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The Capital Weather Gang has a thoughtful article today describing the current drought of major hurricanes hitting the US and why it is so worrisome. The streak has reached 3,939 days, two years longer than any previous drought. The drought for Florida is more than ten years, and for Georgia…
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A new study by UGA scientists shows that over the last three decades, the area of Georgia’s coast covered by spartina, or marsh grass, has decreased by 35% based on satellite measurements. They attribute the decline to frequent droughts over the period, combined with increasing temperatures and increased snail activity…
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Scientific American has an article this month on the construction that is continuing to take place on the Florida coast even as sea levels are rising and nuisance flooding is increasing. Some of the measures that homeowners are using to adapt are higher sea walls, elevating their properties, and building codes…
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