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Global sea level could rise 15 meters by 2300 | Benjamin P. Horton
Parts of New Jersey and New York with 8 feet of sea-level rise. An almost 8-foot rise is possible by 2100 under a worst-case scenario, according to projections. The light-blue areas show the extent ...
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UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning | Seth Borenstein
Oct. 8, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming ...
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An economic model to help policymakers understand willingness to deal with climate change efforts | Bob Yirka
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sept. 27, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Two economists -- one with the London School of Economics and Political Science, the other with Princeton University -- have created a model to ...
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'Monster' Hurricane Florence takes aim at U.S. Southeast | Ernest Scheyder
Hurricane Florence. Credit: The Weather Channel. Sept. 12, 2018 -- WILMINGTON, N.C. (Reuters) -- Hurricane Florence, on track to become the first Category 4 storm to make a direct hit on North ...
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6 Years Ago, North Carolina Chose To Ignore Rising Sea Levels. This Week It Braces For Disaster | Jenavieve Hatch
Cape Hatteras lighthouse. By Henryhartley, CC BY-SA 3.0Sept. 11, 2018 (Huffington Post) -- In 2012, North Carolina legislators passed a bill that barred policymakers and developers from using ...
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Powerful hurricanes strengthen faster now than 30 years ago | Tom Rickey
A study led by PNNL shows that hurricanes intensify more quickly now than they did 30 years ago. Hurricanes like Irma (center), and Jose (right) are examples of these types of hurricanes. Hurricane ...
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Earth's orbital changes have influenced climate, life forms for at least 215 million years | Dennis V. Kent
Within ancient rocks in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park, scientists have identified signs of a regular variation in Earth's orbit that influences climate. Here, one of the authors near the ...
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Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western Europe | Alan Williams
Waves crashing onto Chesil Beach in Dorset during the winter of 2013/14. Credit: Tim Poate/University of Plymouth Apr. 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of ...
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BOOKS: Retreat From a Rising Sea | Dr. Jeff Masters
Above: An excellent example of a well-managed strategic retreat from the coast occurred in 1999 when the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks was moved 2,900 feet back from an ...
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Hurricane Wars | Philip A. Farruggio
Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A, Farruggio -- World News Trust Aug. 31, 2017 This writer lived through a major hurricane assault when Mathew trampled through Port Orange, Florida, on Oct. 7th of last ...
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Collapse of the European ice sheet caused chaos | Quaternary Science Reviews
The sea level rise and the colossal amounts of meltwater discharged from the collapsing ice sheet meant that areas that previously were land eventually became seabed. Britain and Ireland, which had ...
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