Coastal
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This is the time of year when predictions of how active the Atlantic tropical season is likely to be start popping up in the news. Here is a story from Growing Produce that describes the probabilities of different coasts being hit as well as what years are considered the best analogs to this coming season.…
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In spite of the rising sea level along the coasts, people are moving there in droves. You might wonder why they are doing so, since the risks of damage from high tides and storms now is creeping up even faster than the ocean is. This article from Yale Climate Connections discusses why coastal development is…
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A recent study published in the Journal of Climate indicates that sea levels in the Gulf of Mexico are rising much faster in recent years than they have over the longer period. This has important implications for coastal communities because a more quickly rising sea level means more potential damage from hurricanes, more salt intrusion…
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A recent report published in the scientific journal Nature and described here by BBC indicates that as the globe continues to warm and the Antarctic Ice Sheet melts rapidly, the infusion of fresh meltwater into the ocean could cause large changes in the large-scale ocean circulation that transports heat, salt, and nutrients around the world.…
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A study published in February 2023 in the American Meteorological Society’s Journal of Climate quantified a 50-year warming trend in the surface water of the Gulf of Mexico. The rate is twice the rate that the global ocean is warming. This is important to us in the Southeast because of the economic and environmental impacts…
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Sanibel Island in Florida has been considered one of the best shelling beaches in the world, with up to 250 species found at that location. It was also right in the area of Hurricane Ian’s area of destruction. How did the hurricane impact its ecosystems and the beach there? Yahoo News has a story this…
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Here are several stories of interest that I have seen in the news recently that you might also find interesting. I will make a separate post to list stories I have seen about the agricultural impacts of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. L. A. Times: California’s environment takes biggest hit during drought Newser: Miss. River Barges…