Rising Sea Levels
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Panama island will soon be forced to evacuate amid rising sea levelsGenerations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life dedicated to the sea and tourism will trade that next week for the mainland’s solid ground.EnvironmentJun 1, 2024
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Climate mitigation plan for Chignecto Isthmus needs to be prioritized: N.B. and N.S. mayorsExperts have warned of climate threats to the Chignecto Isthmus, which connects Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Projections suggest the isthmus could be at flood risk by 2100.EnvironmentJan 8, 2023
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‘Zombie ice’ will raise sea level by nearly 30 centimetres as Greenland meltsNo matter what the world does to mitigate the effects of climate change, the melting Greenland ice sheet will add at least 27 centimetres to the current sea level.EnvironmentAug 30, 2022
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Experts say ecological angle needs to be considered in protecting Chignecto Isthmus"Under climate change, we never have no risk," says Sabine Dietz, the executive director of CLIMAtlantic. "Sea level rise isn't just going to stop."EnvironmentMar 27, 2022
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Salt marsh option missing in plan to shield N.S.-N.B. land link from floods: expertsSome experts say a study calling for higher dikes to safeguard the Chignecto Isthmus should have also suggested creating natural buffers to absorb rising oceans.CanadaMar 23, 2022
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Canadian scientist examines melting Antarctic glacier, potential sea level riseAs the data is collected, some scientists question whether there's really much for Canadian coastal residents to worry about at this stage.EnvironmentJan 23, 2022
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Seawall damage a sign of things to come amid sea level rise and climate change, experts warnThe damaging combination of winter storms and extra-high 'king tides' will pose a growing problem for coastal infrastructure amid rising sea levels, said one SFU earth scientist.EnvironmentJan 9, 2022
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Activists floated a ‘sinking house’ down a U.K. river to make a point about climate changeThe activists called it “another attempt to send an SOS to the government on climate inaction.”EnvironmentNov 10, 2019
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300 million people currently live in areas threatened by rising sea levels, study findsChina contains the largest affected population, followed by Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand.CanadaOct 29, 2019
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‘Historic’ Halifax seawall being redeveloped as municipality seeks to reduce impact of climate changeConstruction crews could be seen hard at work at the Horshoe Island Park seawall this week as they continued their efforts to prepare the municipality's sea wallsEnvironmentJul 10, 2019
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