Trump to doomed U.S. Islanders don’t Worry about Sea Level Rise

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Trump tells Tangier Island mayor not to worry about sea-level rise https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/14/trump-tells-tangier-island-mayor-not-worry-sea-level-rise/394688001/ Reporter’s notebook: Visiting the disappearing Tangier Island http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/09/us/weather-tangier-island/index.html Dems target Trump’s Mar-a-Lago with flood insurance bill https://www.eenews.net/eedaily/2017/06/13/stories/1060055931 Trump doesn’t believe in climate change, but it’s going to drown Mar-a-Lago https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/5/18/15601016/trump-climate-change-mar-a-lago-sea-level-rise Expert explains Future Sea Level Rise (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAPPq43iRLs

Arctic Atmospheric Circulation, Freshwater and Sea Surface Height

2017, Arctic, Arctic Circle, Freshwater, Hydrosphere, Ocean Currents, Oceanography, Sea Level HeightLeave a comment

NASA 2012: The transpolar drift (purple arrows) is a dominant circulation feature in the Arctic Ocean that carries freshwater runoff (red arrows) from rivers in Russia across the North Pole and south towards Greenland. Under changing atmospheric conditions, emergent circulation patterns (blue arrows) drive freshwater runoff east towards Canada, resulting in freshening of Arctic water…

Vanishing Arctic Ice and Amplification

2017, Arctic Amplification, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Jet Stream / Polar Vortex, Polar Amplification, Sea Ice, USALeave a comment

While heat waves and more intense storms have been directly linked to a warming Earth, new research is exploring possible impacts of an Arctic that is warming at twice the pace of the rise in global temperatures. Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University, discusses new research and efforts to understand this controversial aspect of climate change in…

Florida plans to abandon Property to the Sea (Sea Level Rise)

2017, Adaptation, Climate Change, Communication, Sea Level Rise, Solutions, USALeave a comment

One idea likely to be both controversial and expensive: demolishing properties and returning developed areas back to nature. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article155213369.html B-Roll: Miami Sea Level Flooding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4DIkVDIDS0 Sea level rise Key West https://twitter.com/ed_hawkins/status/872749253185220608 The Perfect Tide: Sea Level and the Future of South Florida https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRGuQKv4gPU U.S. GDP by State https://www.bea.gov/iTable/drilldown.cfm?reqid=70&stepnum=11&AreaTypeKeyGdp=1&GeoFipsGdp=XX&ClassKeyGdp=naics&ComponentKey=200&IndustryKey=1&YearGdp=2016&YearGdpBegin=-1&YearGdpEnd=-1&UnitOfMeasureKeyGdp=levels&RankKeyGdp=1&Drill=1&nRange=5 Sound effects http://Soundmorph.com Expert explains Future Sea…

The National Security Implications of Climate Change (June 2017)

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On June 5, The Center for Climate and Security (CCS) and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill exploring climate change risks to U.S. national security – particularly, the effect on Department of Defense (DoD) force readiness, missions and infrastructure. The discussion ranged from prospective impacts on overseas missions,…

Drop in Renewable Energy Costs leads to Record Global Boost

2017, Clean Tech, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Global, Solar Power, Solutions, Wind PowerLeave a comment

Falling solar and wind prices have led to new power deals across the world despite investment in renewables falling Read the full article written by Damian Carrington at https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/06/spectacular-drop-in-renewable-energy-costs-leads-to-record-global-boost Video footage via Pixabay.com https://pixabay.com/en/videos/list/?hp=&image_type=video&cat=&min_width=&min_height=&q=renewable+energy&order=latest