sea-level rise

It’s time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why

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Dr. Sarah Adams

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After back-to-back storms lashed the Northeast in January, rental properties Haim Levy owns in coastal Hampton, New Hampshire, ...

Antarctic Tipping Point That Occurred 8,000 Years Ago ‘Could Happen Again’

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Dr. Sarah Adams

As European Union scientists confirmed that last month continued a worrying trend of historically high temperatures, U.K. researchers released a study Thursday ...

Cities Along the East Coast Are Sinking

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Here’s a new one for your climate change Bingo card. Major cities along the Atlantic coast are sinking, Virginia Tech News ...

Octopus DNA reveals collapse of Antarctic ice sheet is “close”

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists investigating how Antarctica’s ice sheets retreated in the deep past have turned to an innovative approach: studying the genes of octopuses ...

How a thumb-sized climate migrant with a giant crab claw is disrupting the Northeast’s Great Marsh ecosystem

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Nine years ago, I stood on the muddy banks of the Great Marsh, a salt marsh an hour north of Boston, and ...

UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change

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Dr. Sarah Adams

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and ...

What sea level rise will look like in cities that have hosted climate summits

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Dr. Sarah Adams

As global leaders and delegates gather in Dubai for the annual UN climate summit, a new analysis shows how the host cities ...

North Greenland has lost 35% of its ice shelves, study says

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists have long thought that the glaciers in North Greenland have been stable — a vital condition, as they contain enough ice ...

Climate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments − our study shows how it’s testing communities in Florida

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Climate change is affecting communities nationwide, but Florida often seems like ground zero. In September 2022, Hurricane Ian devastated southwest Florida, killing ...

A hidden feedback loop under Antarctica’s glaciers could accelerate sea level rise, scientists find

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Glaciers in East Antarctica could lose ice faster in the future than previously thought, scientists reported Friday, in an alarming feedback loop ...