Op-ed: The Beauty of Greenland’s Ice Sheet and Why It’s Disappearing
A glaciologist at Lamont-Doherty, Marco Tedesco shares vivid images of melting ice sheets in Greenland and the consequences of climate change.
Sea Level Rise
4 Things to Know from The New IPCC Report on Oceans and Ice Systems
A new report from the IPCC offers a grim picture of what climate change is doing to our ocean and aquatic ecosystems.
How will residents in Cape May be affected by climate change
Sea level rise, ocean life, and residents' health will all be impacted by climate change in Cape May, New Jersey.
The Dutch Are Building a Barricade Against Climate Change
Engineers are raising dikes, widening rivers and erecting massive pumping stations to guard against ever-worsening floods.
How feasible is it to “climate-proof” lower Manhattan?
A frightening thought: a massive storm surge completely knocking out a third of lower Manhattan within the next 30 years. The possibility is real and so is a solution.
Winter Rains Are Melting Greenland Ice, Raising Sea Levels
https://youtu.be/MakHMmYNFZ4 According to Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, while warmer climate and melting events have contributed to rising sea levels, a new study of Greenland's ice sheet shows how subsequent factors -- down to the tiny organisms produced in these melting…
Sea level rise has New Jersey residents relocating out of flood zones
Sea levels will rise between one and four feet by the end of the century. In New Jersey, close to 700,000 people live in a flood zone.
Watch Sinking Cities: Miami
Miami is beloved for its beaches and waterfront homes and businesses. See how engineers and planners are trying to protect Miami from rising seas and ever-more-frequent and violent storm surges that could destroy the city’s tourist and business economy.
Watching Sinking Cities: London
See firsthand why London’s Thames Barrier is no longer enough to keep the city safe from rising tides. The system has worked for decades, but due to increased environmental challenges, its location on a flood plain and heavy urbanization, London…
Watch Sinking Cities: Tokyo
See how Tokyo is looking for new ways to fight back against rising waters. Typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes and sinking neighborhoods threaten one of the world’s most populous cities, and the economic engine of Japan, with some of the world’s largest…
Is your city a “Sinking City”?
Each of the four cities featured in Sinking Cities – New York, Tokyo, London and Miami -- has a specific set of complex geographical, architectural and community issues that make the imminent threat of rising sea levels and climate change…
Watch Sinking Cities: New York
Discover how New York City – overwhelmed in 2012 by Superstorm Sandy – has learned from that disaster, and must defend itself against rising seas and the next big storm. With 520 miles of shoreline and no coastal protection, engineers…