#coastalflooding — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/186584/ Senegal: Why Women in Khar Yalla Have Waited Ten Years for Land Rights ##ClimateDisplacement ##ClimateJustice ##CoastalFlooding ##KharYalla ##LandRights #Featured #HRW #mediterranean #Migration #Sénégal #TopStories
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#ExtremeWeather events to become more frequent in #Ireland
By Eithne Dodd
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025"2025 was the year climate scientists agreed it would be impossible to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
"The target was agreed by world leaders back in 2015.
"This means a certain amount of damage to the Earth's environment due to human-induced climate change is irreversible.
"In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse.
"#MetÉireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent.
"Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is 'locked in', even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.
" 'That means when we get an #ExtremeRainfall event and #HighTides or #SpringTides together, we have compound events where you get #TidalLock, you get #CoastalFlooding as well as the rainfall and not being able to run out into the sea,' he said.
"Mr Moore added: 'So those compound events where sea level rise will come in conjunction with storms and heavy rainfall events causing more impacts.
" 'That's something that's definitely going to increase.'
"There has been a 0.2 metre rise in the sea level off the Irish coast between 1901 and 2018.
"The National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified 115 risks for Ireland in a warming world, among them were coastal flooding, #erosion and #ExtremeWinds."
Read more:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1228/1550730-global-warming-levels/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ExtremeWeather #IrelandWx #ExtremeWx
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#ExtremeWeather events to become more frequent in #Ireland
By Eithne Dodd
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025"2025 was the year climate scientists agreed it would be impossible to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
"The target was agreed by world leaders back in 2015.
"This means a certain amount of damage to the Earth's environment due to human-induced climate change is irreversible.
"In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse.
"#MetÉireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent.
"Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is 'locked in', even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.
" 'That means when we get an #ExtremeRainfall event and #HighTides or #SpringTides together, we have compound events where you get #TidalLock, you get #CoastalFlooding as well as the rainfall and not being able to run out into the sea,' he said.
"Mr Moore added: 'So those compound events where sea level rise will come in conjunction with storms and heavy rainfall events causing more impacts.
" 'That's something that's definitely going to increase.'
"There has been a 0.2 metre rise in the sea level off the Irish coast between 1901 and 2018.
"The National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified 115 risks for Ireland in a warming world, among them were coastal flooding, #erosion and #ExtremeWinds."
Read more:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1228/1550730-global-warming-levels/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ExtremeWeather #IrelandWx #ExtremeWx
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#ExtremeWeather events to become more frequent in #Ireland
By Eithne Dodd
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025"2025 was the year climate scientists agreed it would be impossible to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
"The target was agreed by world leaders back in 2015.
"This means a certain amount of damage to the Earth's environment due to human-induced climate change is irreversible.
"In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse.
"#MetÉireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent.
"Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is 'locked in', even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.
" 'That means when we get an #ExtremeRainfall event and #HighTides or #SpringTides together, we have compound events where you get #TidalLock, you get #CoastalFlooding as well as the rainfall and not being able to run out into the sea,' he said.
"Mr Moore added: 'So those compound events where sea level rise will come in conjunction with storms and heavy rainfall events causing more impacts.
" 'That's something that's definitely going to increase.'
"There has been a 0.2 metre rise in the sea level off the Irish coast between 1901 and 2018.
"The National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified 115 risks for Ireland in a warming world, among them were coastal flooding, #erosion and #ExtremeWinds."
Read more:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1228/1550730-global-warming-levels/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ExtremeWeather #IrelandWx #ExtremeWx
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#ExtremeWeather events to become more frequent in #Ireland
By Eithne Dodd
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025"2025 was the year climate scientists agreed it would be impossible to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
"The target was agreed by world leaders back in 2015.
"This means a certain amount of damage to the Earth's environment due to human-induced climate change is irreversible.
"In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse.
"#MetÉireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent.
"Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is 'locked in', even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.
" 'That means when we get an #ExtremeRainfall event and #HighTides or #SpringTides together, we have compound events where you get #TidalLock, you get #CoastalFlooding as well as the rainfall and not being able to run out into the sea,' he said.
"Mr Moore added: 'So those compound events where sea level rise will come in conjunction with storms and heavy rainfall events causing more impacts.
" 'That's something that's definitely going to increase.'
"There has been a 0.2 metre rise in the sea level off the Irish coast between 1901 and 2018.
"The National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified 115 risks for Ireland in a warming world, among them were coastal flooding, #erosion and #ExtremeWinds."
Read more:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1228/1550730-global-warming-levels/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ExtremeWeather #IrelandWx #ExtremeWx
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#ExtremeWeather events to become more frequent in #Ireland
By Eithne Dodd
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025"2025 was the year climate scientists agreed it would be impossible to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
"The target was agreed by world leaders back in 2015.
"This means a certain amount of damage to the Earth's environment due to human-induced climate change is irreversible.
"In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse.
"#MetÉireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent.
"Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is 'locked in', even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.
" 'That means when we get an #ExtremeRainfall event and #HighTides or #SpringTides together, we have compound events where you get #TidalLock, you get #CoastalFlooding as well as the rainfall and not being able to run out into the sea,' he said.
"Mr Moore added: 'So those compound events where sea level rise will come in conjunction with storms and heavy rainfall events causing more impacts.
" 'That's something that's definitely going to increase.'
"There has been a 0.2 metre rise in the sea level off the Irish coast between 1901 and 2018.
"The National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified 115 risks for Ireland in a warming world, among them were coastal flooding, #erosion and #ExtremeWinds."
Read more:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1228/1550730-global-warming-levels/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ExtremeWeather #IrelandWx #ExtremeWx
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https://www.alojapan.com/1428889/traffic-disrupted-warning-issued-after-blizzard-batters-japans-hokkaido-3/ Traffic disrupted, warning issued after blizzard batters Japan’s Hokkaido #AirServiceDisruptions #avalanches #blizzard #CoastalFlooding #FloodRisks #GustsOfWind #HeavySnowfall #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #JapanMeteorologicalAgency #news #PowerOutages #RailServiceDisruptions #SnowDepth #StormSurges #StormyConditions #TrafficDisruption #TransportationWarnings #北海道 The blizzard also led to power outages for households in certain regions
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https://www.alojapan.com/1428889/traffic-disrupted-warning-issued-after-blizzard-batters-japans-hokkaido-3/ Traffic disrupted, warning issued after blizzard batters Japan’s Hokkaido #AirServiceDisruptions #avalanches #blizzard #CoastalFlooding #FloodRisks #GustsOfWind #HeavySnowfall #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #JapanMeteorologicalAgency #news #PowerOutages #RailServiceDisruptions #SnowDepth #StormSurges #StormyConditions #TrafficDisruption #TransportationWarnings #北海道 The blizzard also led to power outages for households in certain regions
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Lightning very close, thunderclap very loud, more thunder, heavy wind and rain, power out a few minutes later. @czds and I are enjoying the decision to start with batteries.
#OceanShores #PowerOutage #PNW #SevereWeather #CoastalFlooding
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Mega-tsunami warning: Could a single earthquake drown Seattle and Portland within minutes? New research raises alarm
Scientists have sounded an urgent warning about one of North America’s most dangerous fault lines. The Cascadi…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #CA #Canada #CascadiaSubductionZone #coastalflooding #earthquakepreparedness #earthquakerisk #emergencymanagement #megatsunamiwarning #mega-tsunami #Science #seismicactivity #VirginiaTech #VirginiaTechstudy
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Mega-tsunami warning: Could a single earthquake drown Seattle and Portland within minutes? New research raises alarm
Scientists have sounded an urgent warning about one of North America’s most …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #CascadiaSubductionZone #coastalflooding #earthquakepreparedness #earthquakerisk #emergencymanagement #megatsunamiwarning #mega-tsunami #Science #seismicactivity #VirginiaTech #VirginiaTechstudy
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Mega-tsunami warning: Could a single earthquake drown Seattle and Portland within minutes? New research raises alarm
Scientists have sounded an urgent warning about one of North America’s most …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #CascadiaSubductionZone #coastalflooding #earthquakepreparedness #earthquakerisk #emergencymanagement #megatsunamiwarning #mega-tsunami #Science #seismicactivity #VirginiaTech #VirginiaTechstudy
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Flood Warnings: Strengthening Coastal Safety
https://rackenzik.com/flood-warnings-strengthening-coastal-safety/
#ClimateChange #CoastalFlooding #SeaLevelRise #StormSurge #ExtremeWeather #FloodRisk #Tsunami #CoastalErosion #FloodWarning #ClimateCrisis #DisasterPreparedness #ResilientCoasts #ClimateAction #GlobalWarming #ProtectTheCoast #ClimateJustice #SustainableLiving #FloodAwareness #NatureBasedSolutions #AdaptToClimateChange
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Flood Warnings: Strengthening Coastal Safety
https://rackenzik.com/flood-warnings-strengthening-coastal-safety/
#ClimateChange #CoastalFlooding #SeaLevelRise #StormSurge #ExtremeWeather #FloodRisk #Tsunami #CoastalErosion #FloodWarning #ClimateCrisis #DisasterPreparedness #ResilientCoasts #ClimateAction #GlobalWarming #ProtectTheCoast #ClimateJustice #SustainableLiving #FloodAwareness #NatureBasedSolutions #AdaptToClimateChange
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Flood Warnings: Strengthening Coastal Safety
https://rackenzik.com/flood-warnings-strengthening-coastal-safety/
#ClimateChange #CoastalFlooding #SeaLevelRise #StormSurge #ExtremeWeather #FloodRisk #Tsunami #CoastalErosion #FloodWarning #ClimateCrisis #DisasterPreparedness #ResilientCoasts #ClimateAction #GlobalWarming #ProtectTheCoast #ClimateJustice #SustainableLiving #FloodAwareness #NatureBasedSolutions #AdaptToClimateChange
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Flood Warnings: Strengthening Coastal Safety
https://rackenzik.com/flood-warnings-strengthening-coastal-safety/
#ClimateChange #CoastalFlooding #SeaLevelRise #StormSurge #ExtremeWeather #FloodRisk #Tsunami #CoastalErosion #FloodWarning #ClimateCrisis #DisasterPreparedness #ResilientCoasts #ClimateAction #GlobalWarming #ProtectTheCoast #ClimateJustice #SustainableLiving #FloodAwareness #NatureBasedSolutions #AdaptToClimateChange
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Flood Warnings: Strengthening Coastal Safety
https://rackenzik.com/flood-warnings-strengthening-coastal-safety/
#ClimateChange #CoastalFlooding #SeaLevelRise #StormSurge #ExtremeWeather #FloodRisk #Tsunami #CoastalErosion #FloodWarning #ClimateCrisis #DisasterPreparedness #ResilientCoasts #ClimateAction #GlobalWarming #ProtectTheCoast #ClimateJustice #SustainableLiving #FloodAwareness #NatureBasedSolutions #AdaptToClimateChange
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"Just 25 years from now, a total of 23,000 people and 17,000 homes in #Florida will experience annual #CoastalFlooding, with high tides or strong winds that whip ocean water onto land, including into areas that would have previously been unaffected, research by non-profit Climate Central found."
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/climate-change/article303201211.html
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'#WickedHighTide:' Days of #CoastalFlooding in #NortheastUS not over yet
Streets were underwater and people had to slosh through sunken sidewalks as coastal flooding inundated parts of the Northeast since Thursday, and it's not over yet.
By Jesse Ferrell
Published Sep 23, 2024"A local environmental group in #Boston, #StoneLivingLab, posted signs in the water directing onlookers to its website, which said, 'Wicked High Tides are back! These annual tides are 2-4 feet higher than normal and give us a window into how sea level rise will soon affect our daily lives.'"
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'#WickedHighTide:' Days of #CoastalFlooding in #NortheastUS not over yet
Streets were underwater and people had to slosh through sunken sidewalks as coastal flooding inundated parts of the Northeast since Thursday, and it's not over yet.
By Jesse Ferrell
Published Sep 23, 2024"A local environmental group in #Boston, #StoneLivingLab, posted signs in the water directing onlookers to its website, which said, 'Wicked High Tides are back! These annual tides are 2-4 feet higher than normal and give us a window into how sea level rise will soon affect our daily lives.'"
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Interesting.. higher than predicted water levels in Hawaii.
"...Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
300 AM HST Tue Sep 17 2024...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE THROUGH TUESDAY...
.The combination of high astronomical tides and water levels running around 0.6 to 0.8 feet higher than predicted will produce localized coastal inundation around the time of high tide this afternoon...."
https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/#2024-O-NEW-PHFO-CF-S-0006/USCOMP-N0Q-202409141325
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Useful reporting from KYUK in Bethel on making maximum use community knowledge about coastal flooding in northern and western Alaska. @Climatologist49 @Jdnome
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Bering Sea Storm Brings Erosion And Flooding To Western Alaska Communities
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https://alaskapublic.org/2024/08/18/bering-sea-storm-brings-erosion-and-flooding-to-western-alaska-communities/ <-- shared media article
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https://www.hcn.org/articles/how-an-unexpected-storm-reshaped-alaskas-west-coast/ <-- shared media article about the effects of a previous storm
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #flood #flooding #coastalflooding #Alaska #weather #extremeweather #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #rain #precipitation #erosion #storms #stormsurge #highwind #onshorewind #surf #WesternAlaska #BeringSea #Tuntutuliak #Napakiak #Akiak #Bethel #Kasigluk #Nunapitchuk #Atmautluak #Kipnuk #Kwigillingok #KuskokwimRiver #tidalsurge #bluemoon #infrastructure #road #village #communities #FirstNation -
Bering Sea Storm Brings Erosion And Flooding To Western Alaska Communities
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https://alaskapublic.org/2024/08/18/bering-sea-storm-brings-erosion-and-flooding-to-western-alaska-communities/ <-- shared media article
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https://www.hcn.org/articles/how-an-unexpected-storm-reshaped-alaskas-west-coast/ <-- shared media article about the effects of a previous storm
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #flood #flooding #coastalflooding #Alaska #weather #extremeweather #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #rain #precipitation #erosion #storms #stormsurge #highwind #onshorewind #surf #WesternAlaska #BeringSea #Tuntutuliak #Napakiak #Akiak #Bethel #Kasigluk #Nunapitchuk #Atmautluak #Kipnuk #Kwigillingok #KuskokwimRiver #tidalsurge #bluemoon #infrastructure #road #village #communities #FirstNation -
Bering Sea Storm Brings Erosion And Flooding To Western Alaska Communities
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https://alaskapublic.org/2024/08/18/bering-sea-storm-brings-erosion-and-flooding-to-western-alaska-communities/ <-- shared media article
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https://www.hcn.org/articles/how-an-unexpected-storm-reshaped-alaskas-west-coast/ <-- shared media article about the effects of a previous storm
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #flood #flooding #coastalflooding #Alaska #weather #extremeweather #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #rain #precipitation #erosion #storms #stormsurge #highwind #onshorewind #surf #WesternAlaska #BeringSea #Tuntutuliak #Napakiak #Akiak #Bethel #Kasigluk #Nunapitchuk #Atmautluak #Kipnuk #Kwigillingok #KuskokwimRiver #tidalsurge #bluemoon #infrastructure #road #village #communities #FirstNation -
Bering Sea Storm Brings Erosion And Flooding To Western Alaska Communities
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https://alaskapublic.org/2024/08/18/bering-sea-storm-brings-erosion-and-flooding-to-western-alaska-communities/ <-- shared media article
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https://www.hcn.org/articles/how-an-unexpected-storm-reshaped-alaskas-west-coast/ <-- shared media article about the effects of a previous storm
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #flood #flooding #coastalflooding #Alaska #weather #extremeweather #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #rain #precipitation #erosion #storms #stormsurge #highwind #onshorewind #surf #WesternAlaska #BeringSea #Tuntutuliak #Napakiak #Akiak #Bethel #Kasigluk #Nunapitchuk #Atmautluak #Kipnuk #Kwigillingok #KuskokwimRiver #tidalsurge #bluemoon #infrastructure #road #village #communities #FirstNation -
Bering Sea Storm Brings Erosion And Flooding To Western Alaska Communities
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https://alaskapublic.org/2024/08/18/bering-sea-storm-brings-erosion-and-flooding-to-western-alaska-communities/ <-- shared media article
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https://www.hcn.org/articles/how-an-unexpected-storm-reshaped-alaskas-west-coast/ <-- shared media article about the effects of a previous storm
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #flood #flooding #coastalflooding #Alaska #weather #extremeweather #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #rain #precipitation #erosion #storms #stormsurge #highwind #onshorewind #surf #WesternAlaska #BeringSea #Tuntutuliak #Napakiak #Akiak #Bethel #Kasigluk #Nunapitchuk #Atmautluak #Kipnuk #Kwigillingok #KuskokwimRiver #tidalsurge #bluemoon #infrastructure #road #village #communities #FirstNation -
The Potential For Coral Reef Restoration To Mitigate Coastal Flooding As Sea Levels Rise
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37858-2 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #BuckIslandReef #USVirginIsland #USVI #reef #coral #climatechange #stormsurge #extremeweather #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #protection #spatialanalysis #risk #hazard #coast #coastal #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #coralreef #reefrestoration #hydrodynamic #coastalflooding #storm #erosion #mitigation #marine #ecosystems -
In the South, sea level rise accelerates at some of the most extreme rates on Earth - Enlarge / Steve Salem is a 50-year boat captain who lives on a tributar... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2036859 #coastalflooding #risingsealevel #climatechange #syndication #science #florida
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Disruptive flooding of critical infrastructure assets to become 'routine'.
"Critical infrastructure includes buildings and facilities that provide functions necessary to sustain daily life – or that if flooded, could unleash environmental hazards. The full impact of #CoastalFlooding is likely to be significantly worse, as drinking #water facilities, bus and metro stations, and retirement and care facilities for older adults were not included in the UCS study."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/25/rising-sea-levels-flooding
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Coastal flooding would increase in England by up to 150 times current day rates with a 1 meter (about 3 foot) sea level rise, study finds. #climate #sealevel #coastalflooding
https://www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/article/abs/pii/S1741759723000038
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Boo hiss!
#LD2266: Sand dunes and #SearsIsland wind terminal
Lawmakers changed course and cleared a major hurdle for the development of an offshore wind terminal on Sears Island with the approval of L.D. 2266, which exempts the site from rules governing development on sand dunes
by Emmett Gartner
April 27, 2024"Like this bill, Gov. Janet Mills’ selected location for a windmill assembly and transportation hub received intense scrutiny from some environmentalists, local residents and tribal members.
"They said the location and exemptions will degrade Sears Island’s sand dune habitat and defenses against #CoastalFlooding, arguing the port should be constructed at nearby #MackPoint, which was also up for consideration."
#Maine #WindTerminal #SandDunes #Searsport #Wahsumkik #EndangeredSpecies #ProtectTheDunes #WabanakiAlliance #CulturalGenocide #EnvironmentalRacism
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The gradual sinking of coastal land areas has been a “silent problem” that figures to exacerbate flooding risks and livelihoods in locales experiencing sea-level rise, such as Houston-area communities along the Gulf Coast, according to a new study.
#ClimateChange #EnergyEnvironment #Flooding #Local #News #CoastalFlooding #GulfCoast #IkeDike #RisingSeaLevels #Subsidence
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#HinkleyPointC delayed to 2029 at the earliest as budget increases substantially
by Jack Loughran
January 24, 2024"#Environmental campaigners are currently making efforts to block its construction over claims that the government did not assess the environmental impact of its proposals for a #water supply."
#NoNukes #UK #CashStrapped #WaterIsLife #EDF #HinkleyPoint #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #NuclearPlants #UK #CoastalFlooding #RenewablesNow
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#HinkleyPointC delayed to 2029 at the earliest as budget increases substantially
by Jack Loughran
January 24, 2024"#Environmental campaigners are currently making efforts to block its construction over claims that the government did not assess the environmental impact of its proposals for a #water supply."
#NoNukes #UK #CashStrapped #WaterIsLife #EDF #HinkleyPoint #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #NuclearPlants #UK #CoastalFlooding #RenewablesNow
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#HinkleyPointC delayed to 2029 at the earliest as budget increases substantially
by Jack Loughran
January 24, 2024"#Environmental campaigners are currently making efforts to block its construction over claims that the government did not assess the environmental impact of its proposals for a #water supply."
#NoNukes #UK #CashStrapped #WaterIsLife #EDF #HinkleyPoint #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #NuclearPlants #UK #CoastalFlooding #RenewablesNow
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#HinkleyPointC delayed to 2029 at the earliest as budget increases substantially
by Jack Loughran
January 24, 2024"#Environmental campaigners are currently making efforts to block its construction over claims that the government did not assess the environmental impact of its proposals for a #water supply."
#NoNukes #UK #CashStrapped #WaterIsLife #EDF #HinkleyPoint #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #NuclearPlants #UK #CoastalFlooding #RenewablesNow
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#HinkleyPointC delayed to 2029 at the earliest as budget increases substantially
by Jack Loughran
January 24, 2024"#Environmental campaigners are currently making efforts to block its construction over claims that the government did not assess the environmental impact of its proposals for a #water supply."
#NoNukes #UK #CashStrapped #WaterIsLife #EDF #HinkleyPoint #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #NuclearPlants #UK #CoastalFlooding #RenewablesNow
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Kennebunk Fire Rescue says “Town repairs could take months or even years” and "We need people to have a plan and evacuate if need be ahead of time. Leave ahead of time and find a safe place of refuge or shelter before that storm." https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/weather/severe-weather/kennebunk-fire-chief-says-town-repairs-could-take-months-even-years-to-complete-maine-flooding-storms/97-69b8761a-23c8-4e26-8026-913da69ca7db #stormsurge #CoastalFlooding
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@lckrohjr @BakerRL75 8 - 9 inches of “water” on ground floor. Water in quotes both because it was mix of salt and fresh, but also because the local sewer pumping station, which is naturally at the lowest point in the neighborhood, flooded and failed. Fortunately, we had moved everything we could to the upper floor. Lost all the appliances, furniture, flooring, a lot of cookware - all insured fortunately. #CoastalFlooding
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@BakerRL75 Me too. So glad we took that lesson about only having one road out. Probably should have decided a little earlier, and prepped a bit better. We got too focused on damage mitigation initially - fortunately we figured out when to let go of that plan. #CoastalFlooding #stormsurge
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8 hospitalized in #Ventura, #CoastGuard #Helicopter
forced to perform #lifesaving rescue in #Pacifica as dumbasses continue to dumbass and challenge #PacificOcean #ElNino #Storm ...#Waves Up To 40 Ft Smash #California #coast swamping curious onlookers, fishermen and #surfers who get to close for comfort and dragged deep by the #swells...
#CoastalFlooding brings #Driftwood and #Debris choking roads, damaging piers and homes as wet #weather expected to last throughout weekend
https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/massive-waves-flood-california-coast-evacuations
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‘A Beautiful Place That Has A Dragon’ - Where Hurricane Risk Meets Booming Growth
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/19/upshot/carolina-hurricanes.html <-- shared media article
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“Hurricanes have always struck the shores of the United States.
But in recent decades, the combination of climate change and a growing coastal population has made them far more damaging — particularly in one corner of the Atlantic coast…"
#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #risk #hazard #Carolinas #northcarolina #usa #southcarolina #hurricanes #damage #climatechange #extremeweather #frequency #strength #stormsurge #coastal #population #demographics #atlanticcoast #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #flooding #flood #coastalflooding #hydrology #water #populationgrowth #harmsway #growth #economicimpact #cost -
"Technically, that #NewYorkCity flood was “mild”"
"Friday’s #floods in #NewYork were actually a double-whammy: A combination of pluvial flooding #CoastalFlooding (storm surge) exacerbated by supermoon-induced high tides.
The rainfall portion–which caused most of the flooding–was anything but mild. “Eight inches of rainfall in 24 hours is just incredible."
But the coastal flooding portion, while definitely bad, was fairly typical."
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Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) [USGS]
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/science/coastal-storm-modeling-system-cosmos <-- project web page
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Are #Coastal #Nuclear Power Plants Ready for #SeaLevelRise?
As shorelines creep inland and #storms worsen, nuclear reactors around the world face new challenges.
by John Vidal, August 21, 2018
"The outer defensive wall of what is expected to be the world’s most expensive nuclear power station is taking shape on the shoreline of the choppy gray waters of the Bristol Channel in western England.
"By the time the US $25-billion #HinkleyPointC nuclear station is finished, possibly in 2028, the concrete seawall will be 12.5 meters high, 900 meters long, and durable enough, the UK regulator and French engineers say, to withstand the strongest storm surge, the greatest tsunami, and the highest sea-level rise.
"But will it? Independent nuclear consultant #PeteRoche, a former adviser to the UK government and #Greenpeace, points out that the tidal range along this stretch of coast is one of the highest in the world, and that #erosion is heavy. Indeed, observers reported serious flooding on the site in 1981 when an earlier nuclear power station had to be shut down for a week, following a #SpringTide and a #StormSurge. However well built, says Roche, the new seawall does not adequately take into account #sealevel rise due to climate change.
"#Flooding can be catastrophic to a nuclear power plant because it can knock out its electrical systems, disabling its cooling mechanisms and leading to overheating and possible #meltdown and a dangerous release of #radioactivity. Flooding at the #FukushimaDaiichi plant in Japan as a result of the March 2011 tsunami caused severe damage to several of the plant’s reactors and only narrowly avoided a catastrophic release of radioactivity that could have forced the evacuation of 50 million people.
"In the #UnitedStates, where nine nuclear plants are within three kilometers of the #ocean and four reactors have been identified by Stanford academics as vulnerable to #StormSurges and sea-level rise, flooding is common, says David Lochbaum, a former nuclear engineer and director of the nuclear safety project at the Union of Concerned Scientists (#UCS).
"Lochbaum says over 20 flooding incidents have been recorded at US nuclear plants since the early 1980s. “The most likely [cause of flooding] is the increasing frequency of extreme events,' he says."
#ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #NuclearPlants #UK #HinkleyPoint #CoastalFlooding
Full article:
https://hakaimagazine.com/features/are-coastal-nuclear-power-plants-ready-for-sea-level-rise/ -
Tonight's major coastal flooding event (8' MLLW or higher) was the first in the month of May since 1934 and only the second time we've ever reached that threshold in May since records began in 1922. #CoastalFlooding #CHSwx #SCwx
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As sea levels rise, the East Coast is also sinking - Enlarge / Chesapeake Bay is subsiding up to 5 millimeters a year, great... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1934883 #groundwaterextraction #coastalflooding #climatechange #wetlands #science
