Coastal
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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 Nature‘s Scientific Reports at https://www.nature.com/articles/srep31245. The…
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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 much longer than that. The…
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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 in the latter half of…
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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 which require higher foundations. You…
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AccuWeather put together a nice summary of indicators of changing climate in their post today at https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/climatechange/update-on-climate-change-indic/58459419. This article pulls together graphs of changes in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, carbon dioxide measurements, and global temperature and presents them in a straightforward way with just a little commentary for context.
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EarthSky noted on their blog this morning that today is World Oceans Day. It is a celebration of all that is good with the world’s oceans. In honor of the occasion, they have some very nice ocean photos at https://earthsky.org/todays-image/your-best-ocean-photos. In addition, they published a link to NASA’s Perpetual Ocean, a visualization of ocean currents around…
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This week is Hurricane Awareness week for NOAA. All week the National Weather Service will be providing information about hurricanes and tropical storm risk. In the Southeast we are particularly vulnerable to Atlantic hurricanes, and after more than ten years without a strong storm, it feels like we are overdue for one. Today’s blog post…