Rising Seas Could Make U.S. Coastal Flooding a Daily Peril by 2100
Many coastal areas of the United States could see floods that now happen about twice a century occur almost daily by the turn of the century, as ocean levels rise…
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Protecting Mangroves Can Prevent Billions of Dollars in Global Flooding Damage Every Year
Hurricanes and tropical storms are estimated to cost the U.S. economy more than US$50 billion yearly in damage from winds and flooding. And as these storms travel across the Atlantic,…
Rising Seas Threaten Hundreds of Native American Heritage Sites Along Florida’s Gulf Coast
Native North Americans first arrived in Florida approximately 14,550 years ago. Evidence for these stone-tool-wielding, megafauna-hunting peoples can be found at the bottom of numerous limestone freshwater sinkholes in Florida’s…
More Frequent and Intense Tropical Storms Mean Less Recovery Time for the World’s Coastlines
Tropical cyclones – storms that bring strong, rotating winds and rain, and which can intensify into hurricanes or typhoons – affect coastal regions around the world. Our research team, centered…
Hurricane Dorian: Where It Hit, Where It’s Headed, and Why It’s So Destructive
At the time of writing, Dorian has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm and is currently tracking northward parallel to the US coast. Where Dorian decides to travel next…
USA – Worse Atlantic Floods Need Planned Retreat
LONDON, 3 September, 2019 − What are now considered once-in-a-hundred-years floods are on the increase in the US. Later this century, they could happen to northern coastal states every year.…
Bahamas – 13,000 Houses Severely Damaged As Hurricane Dorian Hits
Hurricane Dorian has caused widespread destruction in several islands of the Bahamas, with maximum sustained winds as high is 295 km/h and storm surge of up to 7 metres. The…
Torch, Radio, House Deeds? U.S. Readies for Hurricane Season
Clear proof of ownership, legal experts say, is the key to unlocking vital government aid after a hurricane sweeps through. WASHINGTON, July 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Torch, radio, whistle…
USA – Coastal Communities Face $400 Billion in Seawall Costs by 2040 Says Study
A new study claims that sea-level rises in the United States will require the construction of more than 50,000 miles (80,000km) of coastal barriers in 22 states by 2040, a…
USA – Stop Building on Floodplains, Say Flood-Hit Families
NEW YORK, June 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Victims of worsening floods linked to climate change plan to “bombard” U.S. lawmakers with videos and postcards showing the human toll of…
Loss of Wetland Vegetation Increases Rate of Shoreline Erosion by 100%
DURHAM, N.C. – A new Duke University-led study finds that the death of marsh plants due to disturbances like the heavy oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill can double…
As Climate Change Batters U.S. Cities, Some Discuss ‘Managed Retreat’
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When flash floods tore through Ellicott City, Maryland, this spring, Governor Larry Hogan called it a “once-every-1,000-year” event – even though it was…
USA – Hurricane Michael Storm Surge Causes Flooding in Florida
Hurricane Michael made landfall on Wednesday 10 October near Mexico Beach, Florida, with top sustained winds reaching 155 miles per hour (249 kph). Michael is one of the strongest hurricanes…
NASA’s Aqua Satellite Sees Hurricane Michael Strengthening
Hurricane Michael continued strengthening while moving north-northwestward over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico as NASA’s Aqua satellite provided infrared and visible imagery of the storm. NOAA’s National Hurricane Center or…
USA – Tropical Storm Gordon to Bring Heavy Rain
Tropical Storm Gordon made a second landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border late on Tuesday, 04 September, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph / 112 km/h, according to…
USA – NASA Adds Up Alberto’s Soaking Rainfall in the US Southeast and Tennessee Valley
Subtropical Storm Alberto brought soaking rainfall to the southeastern U.S. up through the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Using a variety of resources to gather data, including the Global Precipitation Measurement…
