October 21, 2013
Almost a year after Superstorm Sandy, parts of New York and New Jersey are still recovering from billions of dollars in flood damage. And a new study says that in the future, storms smaller than Sandy may be able to …
October 14, 2013
Sea levels will rise in Rhode Island by as much as 5 feet as climate change reshapes the coastline over the next century, the state’s top coastal resource official told lawmakers on Oct. 10. In a grim presentation to a …
October 8, 2013
Rhode Island’s state lawmakers plan to review the effects of climate change and rising sea levels are having on Rhode Island. The House Environmental and Natural Resources Committee plans to hear a presentation on the impacts of climate change from …
June 17, 2013
It was a historic moment in U.N. climate talks: with most countries in favor and only a group of OPEC members objecting, the German environment minister chairing the conference banged down her gavel to launch negotiations on a treaty to …
April 30, 2013
Rising sea level may be hard to notice in cities where seawalls and docks line the shorefront. But it’s easy to see down a winding coastal dirt road in South Carolina’s Georgetown County. Clemson University researchers have compared aerial photographs …
February 19, 2013
More than 100 turned out for the first of three public meetings on preparations for rising sea levels in Delaware. The first meeting was held Wednesday afternoon at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes. The options being considered by a …