Korea’s Sea-Diving Women Fight for Survival Against Climate Change
The Haenyeo women of Jeju Island are witnessing firsthand how the climate crisis is destroying the ecosystem they depend on.
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Salt Marshes Are Essential Climate Solutions. How Do We Protect Them?
Salt marshes absorb carbon, filter pollution and help buffer natural disasters, but they are threatened by sea level rise and more.
Earth | In Their Element: Earth, Air, Fire, Water
After years of degradation along Louisiana’s bayou, Pointe-au-Chien tribal land is disappearing. Community members are determined to stay.
What Are Ice Shelves and Why Do They Keep Collapsing?
The last 30 years have been full of unusual ice shelf collapses and disintegrations across Antarctica, the Arctic, Greenland, and Canada.
Chalk Line Marks Climate Change Danger Zone in One NJ Town
A chalk line shows the extent to which ocean levels are projected to rise within 80 years — potentially flooding hundreds of homes.
NJDEP Invests in Atlantic White Cedar Trees
New Jersey's white cedar groves have become what experts call "ghost forests." The state is now working to restore this tree species.
Climate Change Is Forcing Millions of People to Move
Floods, hurricanes, droughts, wildfires, and crop failures are making migration an imperative for survival.
Saving Ellis Island’s History From Rising Oceans
The gateway to the United States for 12 million immigrants holds a precarious place amidst rising seas on a warming planet.
Ice Sheets: Why Ice Melt in Antarctica and Greenland Matters for Us
This melting—driven by climate change—is the number two driver of global sea level rise, it harms nearby corals and shellfish, and more.
Barely a Cloud in the Sky and Portland, Maine Is Flooding
The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest warming bodies of saltwater on the planet. In Portland, Maine, sea levels are expected to rise 10 to 17 inches by 2030 from the levels in 2000. Christopher Booker reports on…
As NJ Loses Tidal Marshes to Rising Seas, New Study Proposes Solutions
Stretches of green tidal marshes from the Meadowlands to Delaware Bay serve as natural flood barriers for coastal towns and help boost water quality in popular tourist destinations. But a new Rutgers University study finds New Jersey’s tidal marshes could…
How Climate Change and Greenspaces Can Lead to Gentrification
The Sweaty Penguin has covered many of the benefits of adding greenspace in an urban neighborhood, building jetties or seawalls to protect a coastal community, or simply living on higher ground in a city prone to floods and hurricanes. But…