Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

WA sea level rises doubling world average

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:54:00 +0000

The state Opposition says development needs to take account of rising sea levels. (ABC) From: ABC News Figures from the National Tidal Centre show sea levels along Western Australia's coast...

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From Long Island to the Solomon Islands, Communities Tackle Climate Change

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:17:00 +0000

Written by Chrissy Schwinn Published on November 4th, 2009 in Asia Pacific, Climate Change, Coral Reefs, Oceans & Coasts, Policy, The Caribbean, United States As UN negotiators...

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The impact of Sea Level Rise on the Cayman Islands

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000

The Cayman Institute is pleased to announce the publication of two reports released today. 1. Sea Level Rise and its Implications for the Cayman Islands ...

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Turmoil from climate change poses security risks

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:31:00 +0000

By H. JOSEF HEBERT (AP) – Associated Press/Google News WASHINGTON — An island in the Indian Ocean, vital to the U.S. military, disappears as the sea level rises. Rivers critical to India and...

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Sign the Petition for legal status for Environmental Refugees

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:27:00 +0000

http://www.praer.org/2009/10/sign-the-petition-for-legal-st.html By Wade Norris .on October 21, 2009 5:50 PM To: President of the United States and the United Nations We the...

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Lily Allen and Duran Duran launch celebrity climate campaign track

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:03:00 +0000

see the video at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/01/lily-allen-celebrity-climate-campaign From: guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2009 The first global...

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A global conference with minimal carbon footprint!

veronique@sealevel-rise.org (Veronique Carola) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:12:00 +0000

Source: www.climate2009.net/ 26th October, 2009 Climate 2009 is inviting you to take part in a global conference on Climate without leaving your office or home and with no charges applying! This...

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Salt Marsh Birds Threatened by Sea-Level Rise

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:54:00 +0000

From: Surfbirds News Species of marsh birds such as the Clapper Rail, Virginia Rail, Willet, Seaside Sparrow and Marsh Wren could experience 80% population declines in the Chesapeake Bay region if...

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350 Say We!

veronique@sealevel-rise.org (Veronique Carola) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:58:00 +0000

By:Veronique Carola 23rd October, 2009. Tomorrow, Saturday 24th October 2009 is the International Day on Climate Action. 350.org is calling on communities around the planet to organize an action...

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Edition Special: Les petits territoires insulaires face aux changements climatiques : vulnérabilité, adaptation et développement

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:46:00 +0000

Call for authors/submission of papers VertigO - la revue électronique en sciences de l'environnement Université du Québec à Montréal, Institut des sciences de l’environnement has the pleasure...

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Beach repair funding chopped

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:57:00 +0000

From Delaware Online October 20, 2009 No sand-pumping work on Del. shores next year By JEFF MONTGOMERY The News Journal Delaware came up short this year in the annual grapple for...

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Major polluting companies face new lawsuit

veronique@sealevel-rise.org (Veronique Carola) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:13:00 +0000

Saturday, October 17, 2009 By Mark Schleifstein The Times-Picayune A group of Mississippi landowners can pursue their lawsuit against more than 30 major oil, electric and coal companies they say...

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President Mohamed Nasheed and his cabinet met underwater to highlight the threat of global warming

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:20:00 +0000

From : BBC News The government of the Maldives has held a cabinet meeting underwater to highlight the threat of global warming to the low-lying Indian Ocean nation. Video:...

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Pacific islands meet over climate change plan

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:36:00 +0000

From; Space Daily MAJURO, Oct 16 (AFP) Oct 16, 2009 Officials from Pacific island countries expected to be among the earliest victims of climate change will meet next week to devise a...

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Cape Town susceptible to effects of sea level rise – new study

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:37:00 +0000

From: Engineering News, By: Jade Davenport 16th October 2009 Global climate change predictions suggest that, besides others, sea level rise and an increase in the intensity and frequency of...

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Public ‘hearing’ on climate change

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:57:00 +0000

Seychelles Nation - 15.10.2009 A public “hearing” on climate change justice – at which people of all ages and from all backgrounds are invited to give their views – will be held on Saturday...

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Students capture impact of climate change

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:03:00 +0000

Seychelles Nation - 14.10.2009 A group of Seychellois students are now taking photographs of climate change-related subjects for display at a public exhibition in Copenhagen this December. ...

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England is sinking while Scotland rises above sea levels, according to new study

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:29:00 +0000

By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent, The Telegraph Published: 12:01AM BST 07 Oct 2009 The University of Durham looked at levels of land uplift and subsidence in the British isles...

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African Cities Among Most Vulnerable to Sea-level Rise

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:05:00 +0000

From: African Loft The African cities of Alexandria, in Egypt, Lagos, in Nigeria, and Monrovia, in Liberia, are among the top five cities most vulnerable to sea level rises, according to a report by...

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Two metre sea level rise unstoppable-experts

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:02:00 +0000

From Reuters By Gerard Wynn OXFORD, England, Sept 29 (Reuters) - A rise of at least two metres in the world's sea levels is now almost unstoppable, experts told a climate conference at...

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Mangroves battle rising tides in South-East Asia

veronique@sealevel-rise.org (Veronique Carola) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:47:00 +0000

Source: www.tve.org Friday September 25th Across South East Asia coastal communities are already battling rising tides – one of the first signs of climate change. In Indonesia and Vietnam coastal...

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The Price of Outdated Federal Flood Insurance Policies Is Measured in Wrecked Homes

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:11:00 +0000

By EVAN LEHMANN of ClimateWire Published: September 15, 2009 Hundreds of homes were swept away by waves when Hurricane Ike charged onto Bolivar Peninsula in Texas last year. Eleven survived --...

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World's river deltas sinking due to human activity, says new study led by CU-Boulder

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:37:00 +0000

From: Eureka Alert 24 of world's 33 major deltas sinking, 85 percent have experienced severe flooding recently IMAGE: Deltas around the world are sinking, according to a new study led...

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Food staples ( Cassava) at risk from climate change

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:24:00 +0000

From:Monash University 16 September 2009 Dr Ros Gleadow Monash researcher Dr Ros Gleadow and her team have received international recognition for their research into the impact of climate...

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Pacific leaders inspect climate change damage

noreply@blogger.com (Rolph Payet) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:16:00 +0000

From; Torres News Online Sunday, 30 August 2009 11:40 The impacts of climate change on Island communities in the Torres Strait were the focus of a recent visit by senior representatives of...

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