Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 24, 2024

A new analysis out today and led by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) reveals a significant amount of critical infrastructure along US coastlines at risk of disruptive flooding today and in the near future as sea level rises, potentially affecting millions of coastal residents.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 29, 2023

This article is a summary of the third interview in a three-part interview series that explores how digitalization is reshaping environmental governance. Through his research, Kruk maps out a variety of ways that sustainability assurance initiatives use digital technologies to govern sustainable food production.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, sea-level rise, and worsening wildfires are among the risks stretching State and local resources and driving demand for adaptation funding. These initiatives are designed to empower local governments and communities with the tools and funding necessary to build long-term climate resilience.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 24, 2023

My research looks at issues of climate justice internationally, particularly as they relate to sea level rise and the Paris Agreement. Sea levels will continue to rise for hundreds of years from just the heat-trapping emissions that are happening today, and once they rise the levels will remain that way for thousands of years.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 2, 2022

Summer tourism, sea level rise, and storm surges threaten East Coast wells. Hilton Head is fast becoming a prominent test case of rising sea levels and intense coastal storms heralded by climate change. So if you have enough freshwater on land, then it balances out sea level. Picture credit: Jeeban Panthi.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Sea level rise and worsening storms are wreaking havoc. Patrik Andersson/Flickr Today, the combination of accelerating sea level rise and ground subsidence puts the city and its infrastructure increasingly at risk from flooding and water damage. Mark’s Basilica, Venice. MOSE Venezia.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 9, 2021

Sea level rise is a big deal Use, abuse and misuse of the CMIP6 ensemble The radiative forcing bar chart has gone full circle Droughts and floods are complicated Don’t mention the hiatus. Sea Level Rise: The previous IPCC reports, notably AR4 and AR5 (to a lesser extent) , have had a hard time dealing with SLR.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 17, 2021

Federal government declares, for the first time, a Tier 1 shortage due to low water at Lake Mead. Mineral deposits on the canyon walls show where Lake Mead water levels used to touch. The federal government acknowledged the changing conditions on Monday, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

During the Hangzhou plenary, governments had the opportunity to review and adjust the draft outlines developed at earlier expert meetings. This debate is not just technicalit is deeply tied to ethics, governance, and the role of the IPCC in assessing emerging technologies.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

Over handfuls of rice that nearly 30% of the country is struggling to afford , talk of flash floods, prolonged drought, sea level rise and extreme weather dominated more than ever before. But sea level rise and pollution are threatening this critical resource and the livelihoods of over one million fishers around the country.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 22, 2022

Despite promising adaptation strategies, sea level rise is projected to drown tens of thousands of acres of farmland within the century. Atlantic sea levels are rising three to four times faster than the global ocean average. Saltwater intrusion on Chalmers’ rice paddies is forcing him to look for land elsewhere.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2023

By comparing these two data sets, scientists can determine the probability that human activities are responsible for observed changes in temperature, precipitation patterns, sea level rise, and other climate change indicators. Climate source attribution studies can inform strategies to reduce carbon emissions.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Sea-Level Witch. Another easy one: just take a Sea Witch costume and wear shoe lifts. A truly pathetic figure, barely able to drag itself along and beg for government bailouts. But really, these invented figures can’t hold a candle to the ones in our future. Here are some possibilities: Cruela de Coal. Zombie Wells.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The Sea-Level Witch. Another easy one: just take a Sea Witch costume and wear shoe lifts. A truly pathetic figure, barely able to drag itself along and beg for government bailouts. But really, these invented figures can’t hold a candle to the real ones in our world. Here are some possibilities: Cruela de Coal.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

During the Hangzhou plenary, governments had the opportunity to review and adjust the draft outlines developed at earlier expert meetings. This debate is not just technicalit is deeply tied to ethics, governance, and the role of the IPCC in assessing emerging technologies.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 24, 2024

On the ground, this means communities, local, state and the federal government, territories and tribes have less time to prepare for the next event and less time to respond after an event. According to FEMA’s latest report , the DRF could be more than $6.8 billion in the red by September.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For example, sea level rise and climate-driven migration from the islands threatens Vanuatu sand drawing traditions, endangering the passing down of important traditional knowledge on kinship, farming, and seasonal cycles. Many climate threats to intangible heritage have been identified. What’s next for climate and cultural rights?

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Circle of Blue

JULY 27, 2022

One feature of the initiative, the equity program , offers to fully subsidize the replacement for Chicagoans below a certain income level. Government public interest initiatives, even with the best of intentions and resources, are being curtailed by mistrust. Jane Johnston, Stream Editor. Recent WaterNews from Circle of Blue.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

But FEMA flood maps, used as a way to identify an area’s flood … Continue reading This Hawaiian county has a radical plan to deal with sea level rise If you want to purchase a home, for example, you might check to see if it’s in a flood zone.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 10, 2022

C during an overshoot period this century, will result in irreversible impacts on certain ecosystems with low resilience, such as polar, mountain, and coastal ecosystems, impacted by icesheet, glacier melt, or by accelerating and higher committed sea level rise.” The report also says that: “Additional warming, e.g., above 1.5°

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 17, 2024

Everyone will suffer greatly from sea-level rise and climate change if policymakers cede decision-making to corporate interests. To protect its markets, PJM’s governance , their way of doing business in other words, is hostile to the involvement of state governments and state policies.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 13, 2022

the national government isn’t the only presence in terms of climate policy. Mumbai is on a peninsula and faces severe risks from sea level rise. As in the U.S., Mumbai, with a population of 21 million, now has a roadmap for reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 16, 2021

In the United Kingdom, government leaders are hoping to solve two problems with one effort. The UK government has allocated 4 million pounds for a test run of the concept. government scientists just declared as the hottest on record. Transcript. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. The rapid melting event occurred in a month that the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As we said previously , “Fiona caught Puerto Rico’s government utterly unprepared, leaving the population unprotected. Issues related to the power grid (turned inoperable after María) and the government handling of its “recovery” led to confusion, chaos, and more suffering for Puerto Ricans.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

States and local governments are suing for damages So why are states and local governments suing the fossil fuel industry now? From rising sea levels and increased flooding to more frequent, severe, and widespread wildfires, the effects of climate change are being felt across the United States.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The case of Tangier is a prime example of the consequences of continued sea level rise and human displacement due to the climate crisis. Continued sea level rise is one of the most serious consequences of the climate crisis, according to the latest IPCC Assessment Report.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As we begin to see programs pushing property owners away from coasts threatened by sea level rise, those efforts will be challenged as “takings” of property. We will also start seeing more cases in which substantial shifts in rivers, lakes, and the sea coast raise issues about ownership rights. International law.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 3, 2024

For example, there will be opportunities to provide input on what measures could be implemented by national governments, including the US, under the newly agreed Global Goal on Adaptation cultural heritage theme.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

The Supreme Court interpreted the statute to place an absolute priority on preserving endangered species, regardless of the impact on the economy or other government goals. In an opinion by Justice Stevens, the Court held that the threat of sea level rise gave a state government standing to bring the suit.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 11, 2024

California is rapidly experiencing the impacts of a changing climate, from devastating wildfires and persistent droughts to rising sea levels, extreme heat, and erratic precipitation patterns. Sustain ongoing funding for resilience grant programs, particularly for initiatives that support the planning to implementation pipeline.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

4) affirmed a judgment upholding the City of Newark’s (City) use of Government Code § 65457’s CEQA exemption for a 469-lot residential subdivision on land adjacent to San Francisco Bay. It also discussed climate change and sea level rise impacts, noting the Bay level could rise as much as 5.5 2016) 1 Cal.5th

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 11, 2021

Reuters reports that high water incidents in Venice are becoming more common as sea levels rise and land subsidence causes the ground level of the city to sink. Rare summer flooding left Venice’s famed Piazza San Marco was submerged in up to a meter of water Sunday night. TODAY’S TOP WATER STORIES, TOLD IN NUMBERS.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Hope for government relief is weaning among Ghanaians displaced by rising sea levels and flooding. “By Seaside towns and cities like Keta have slowly been eroding over the years due to rising sea levels. Proposed regulations in California could fine residents for wasting water. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Home Sales and Water Levels are On The Rise in Flood Zones Written by Abigail Bailey and Dr. Guanchi Zhang Sea levels are rising in the United States, and so are home sales in flood zones. Instead of protecting vulnerable buyers, the government is often the seller and beneficiary.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 20, 2023

This new research found that ExxonMobil’s climate projections from its internally developed models accurately projected the temperature rise that has happened since then and that its calculations were in line with independent research produced at the time by academic and government scientists.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2022

Danger season, together with ongoing slow-moving disasters like sea level rise, is pushing people and ecosystems to their limits in many places. Moreover, in many parts of the world, poverty and structural inequities rooted in colonialism, unfair economic systems, and discrimination are exposing some people to heightened risks.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

exempt from environmental review), and a local government cannot limit the development beyond any of the following: Setback greater than four feet from any sid e Height limit less than 50 feet Maximum lot coverage of less than 60 percent Minimum parking requirement Floor area ratios (i.e.

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