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New York Embarks on a Massive Climate Resiliency Project to Protect Manhattan’s Lower East Side From Sea Level Rise ^Featured

Posted by GreenDog on Monday, 28 June 2021 in Sustainable Development

Some residents are wary of the $1.45 billion system of seawalls and floodgates that will elevate the East River Park and protect 110,000 New Yorkers from coastal storms and flooding. By Brahmjot Kaur June 25, 2021 Carlos Jusino has lived in the Lower East Side of Manhattan for over 35 ...

South Carolina city weighs wall as seas rise, storms strengthen ^Featured

Posted by GreenDog on Tuesday, 24 November 2020 in Climate Change

By Michelle Li The Associated Press/Report for America CHARLESTON, S.C. » Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina’s historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother’s booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades l...

Floodgates in Venice work in first test

Posted by GreenDog on Monday, 05 October 2020 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

After decades of delays, sea walls to defend Venice from high water went up Saturday. The tide reached 4 feet and water in the lagoon remained stready. If the walls had not been raised St Mark's Square would have been flooded about a foot and half.

Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Would Help Thwart Threat From Rising Seas

Posted by wolfe_bethany on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines

Coastal cities worldwide would face a reduced threat from sea level rise if society reduced greenhouse gas emissions, with especially significant benefits for New York and other U.S. East Coast cities, new research indicates. The study, by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric...

White House outlines long-term costs of inaction on climate change

Posted by rackfokus on Friday, 10 July 2015 in Climate Change

President Barack Obama walks to board Marine One Friday, June 19, 2015, at the Santa Monica, Calif, landing zone en route to tape a podcast interview with comedian Marc Maron in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) WASHINGTON - Failure to act on climate change could cause an estimated 5...

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New York Embarks on a Massive Climate Resiliency Project to Protect Manhattan’s Lower East Side From Sea Level Rise Featured

South Carolina city weighs wall as seas rise, storms strengthen Featured

Floodgates in Venice work in first test

Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Would Help Thwart Threat From Rising Seas

White House outlines long-term costs of inaction on climate change

New York Embarks on a Massive Climate Resiliency Project to Protect Manhattan’s Lower East Side From Sea Level Rise ^Featured

South Carolina city weighs wall as seas rise, storms strengthen ^Featured