Nearly 2/3 of the land that NASA manages is within 16 feet of mean sea level, according to a news article published in the New York Times today. Because of this, and knowing the upward creeping sea levels around the world due to warmer waters and melting ice caps, they…
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A recent article in Nature Climate Change by UGA scientists Mathew Hauer and Deepak Mishra and former UGA scientist Jason Evans highlights the severe impacts that rising sea level is expected to have on coastal populations in the US (the abstract is here). The scientists show that based on current…
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The Florida Climate Institute (FCI) announced this week that they are proud to be a partner in the new Ahead of the Tide 10-part video series highlighting the effects of sea level rise and climate change through the stories and voices of local Floridians. Each short video (5 to 7 minutes)…
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The Orlando Sentinel published a sobering article today on the collapse of ecosystems along Florida’s coastline. The story details three separate regions in the state and the crippling impacts caused by chronic pollution, feeble drainage, recent drought and the impacts of El Niño downpours this winter on the health of…
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A recent study on changes in sea level since 800 BC shows that sea level is now rising at a rate that is higher than any other period in the last roughly 3000 years. The study was based on a new dataset of sea level elevations at 24 locations around…
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Commercial fishing is a major source of income near the coasts across the United States. The Southeast has proportionally more coastline than any other area of the US except for Alaska, and the economy in coastal areas depends heavily on fishing. Trends that reduce the catch of seafood will have…
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National Public Radio published this story yesterday on the growth of the oyster industry in the Southeast. “The oyster industry is now casting its eye down the Southeast coast and seeing paradise,” says Rowan Jacobsen, author of The Essential Oyster: A Salty Appreciation of Taste And Temptation to be published…
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