Hurricane Sandy As Prelude To Sea Rise

Hurricane Sandy had a storm surge that flooded parts of New York’s subway. As the water receded, or was pumped Continue reading →

Scientists Find BPs Oil

Remember the BP oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico? For years the question was, “Where’d the oil go?” Continue reading →

Data That Matters – January 2015

They can find you with four pieces of data, even if the data is anonymized and mixed in with a Continue reading →

A Possible Coral Collapse

Coral reefs are a small fraction of the ocean’s area, but are incredibly dense biologically. The coral exists in very Continue reading →

Sea Level Rise Data Not Debate

Sea levels continue to rise. Debates about causes are academic if it is your house that is flooded.

Sea Level Rise Underestimated

The sea levels are rising, and faster than estimated. The baseline numbers from the last few decades were skewed. New Continue reading →

Threats As Large As Climate Change

Climate change is a big enough worry. There are nine other issues on a similar scale, each of which is Continue reading →

Seas Rise People Retreat

Rising sea levels are not moot debates. People are already abandoning land that is now underwater. Typically, they are poor Continue reading →