#sea-level-rise

#sea-level-rise

101 East investigates how Easter Island is creating a sustainable way of living that could inspire the world. Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is famous for its towering stone statues and Polynesian culture. But the remote and picturesque Pacific island was almost wiped out in the 19th century by slave trading and European diseases. Today, Rapa Nui faces a new battle rising sea levels from global warming.

"Recent changes observed in Antarctica now show that it is much more Greenland-like than earlier prognoses," wrote the authors of a recently-published paper titled "The Greenlandification of Antarctica."If your first reaction upon seeing that title is to wonder what Greenlandification means, the paper's authors have helpfully provided a definition: "he transition of a cold, stable ice mass with low or negligible surface melt to one more similar to present-day Greenland, where a warmer atmosphere and ocean drive increased surface and submarine melt and sustained calving activity."

Before colonial settlers arrived in the 1700s, Indigenous people likely traveled to the island in the summer to take advantage of the abundant fish and crabs, according to the National Park Service. Many descendants of the original settlers with surnames like Crockett, Parks and Thomas have remained to this day. The isolation has allowed the development of a unique accent, one that some residents describe as a mix between "Southern" and "Elizabethan" English.

Assembly Bill 697 would authorize the construction of additional travel lanes on State Route 37 between Vallejo and State Route 121 in Sonoma County by allowing the Department of Fish and Wildlife to issue a " permit for the incidental take of fully protected species." Normally, such a permit requires a study and a remediation plan, but legislation passed in 2023 created a streamlined process for certain situations.

Not only is Danielle working to implement the city's Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change, she also founded and co-chairs the Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee (OAAC), a coalition of more than 30 local, regional, state and federal stakeholders and community-based organizations. OAAC partners work collaboratively to identify and implement actions to address sea level rise; protect and restore water quality, recreation and habitat; and promote community resilience.

For more than 20 years, Mussel Rock, a steep stretch of oceanfront land in northern San Mateo County with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and the Farallon Islands, was a garbage dump. Two communities, Pacifica and Daly City, threw away thousands of tons of trash there starting in 1957, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, I Love Lucy and Elvis ruled TV and radio, and environmental laws were few and far between. The landfill closed in 1978.

'Only one vessel—the U.S. research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer—has successfully penetrated the area's phalanx of sea ice...to reach a critical location on Thwaites, widely considered the world's most dangerous glacier.'

Floodwaters can disrupt access in Marin City, particularly when heavy rains and high tides block the only road in and out of the neighborhood.

The Earth's atmosphere and oceans affect one another in a feedback loop influencing wind and weather patterns, ocean currents, and more.

Inside a tent on Greenland's ice sheet, the GreenDrill expedition seeks to drill through ancient ice to examine the bedrock, crucial for understanding climate impact.