Tag: rising seas

U.N. Panel Report: Some Climate-Change Effects May Be Irreversible

One of the most popular stops on an Alaskan cruise / Alaska vacation, Hubbard Glacier is a very active calving glacier. Unlike most glaciers, Hubbard is advancing vs. receding. Despite it's advancing status, this photo is often used to depict global warming and climate change as a massive piece of Hubbard glacier calves off into Disenchantment Bay

Rising seas, melting ice caps and other effects of a warming climate may be irreversible for centuries and are “unequivocally” driven by greenhouse-gas emissions from human activity, a scientific panel working under the auspices of the United Nations said Monday in a new report. Issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an organization of… Continue reading U.N. Panel Report: Some Climate-Change Effects May Be Irreversible

California Officials Need to Move Faster on Sea Level Rise, Legislative Study Finds

Newport Beach is a coastal city in Orange County, California, United States.

In one of the most comprehensive assessments of the crisis that rising seas pose to California, an influential state panel issued a clarion call Tuesday, urging local officials to take ownership of the issue and lawmakers to move fast and consider much-needed legislation. The Legislative Analyst’s Office, a nonpartisan arm of the state Legislature that… Continue reading California Officials Need to Move Faster on Sea Level Rise, Legislative Study Finds