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Sea level in the IPCC 6th assessment report (AR6)

Real Climate

My top 3 impressions up-front: The sea level projections for the year 2100 have been adjusted upwards again. The IPCC gives more consideration to the large long-term sea-level rise beyond the year 2100. And here is the key sea-level graphic from the Summary for Policy Makers: Source: IPCC AR6, Figure SPM.8.

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The AMOC: tipping this century, or not?

Real Climate

So the Ditlevsens used sea surface temperatures (SST) in a region between the tip of Greenland and Britain as an indicator, based on Caesar et al. 2018 ( PDF ; I’m a coauthor on that paper). We have direct AMOC measurements only since 2004, a time span too short for this type of study. The reanalysis data show the latter is the case.

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Is there any Climate Justice or is it Just-us? A focus on the Caribbean

HumanNature

SIDS face a range of risks, including extreme floods, storms, droughts, unpredictability of precipitation patterns and sea-level rise, ocean acidification and deoxygenation (World Health Organization, 2018; Douglas & Cooper, 2020, Thomas, 2020). Baptiste, A., Martyr-Koller, R., Pringle, P., & Rhiney, K. Akiwumi, P.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

We are already seeing the depletion of the ice caps and rising sea levels. Risks to such species include overhunting/overfishing or gathering, toxic waste, a changing environment, deforestation and so on. It became effective in 1975 and in 2018 has over 180 signatories.

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Climate Change in the Courts

Vermont Law

In 2018, the Colombian Supreme Court. the government to protect the Colombian Amazon from deforestation after a youth-led case put the government on trial. Win or lose, Juliana. is an historic case that has helped focus the public eye on the threats facing future generations and has galvanized the global climate youth movement.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Lawsuit Sought Critical Habitat Designation for Green Sea Turtles Whose Habitat Is Threatened by Sea Level Rise and Other Factors. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to designate critical habitat for distinct population segments of the green sea turtle. 452044/2018 (N.Y.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court stated that the issue arose “because a necessary and critical element of the hydrological damage caused by defendants’ alleged conduct is the rising sea level along the Pacific coast and in the San Francisco Bay, both of which are navigable waters of the United States.” 27, 2018; request for supplemental briefing Feb.

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