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California oil spill despoils coastline in tar-blackened reprise of 1960s disaster
2015-05-24 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Mark Massara was eight years old in 1969, when a blowout at a Union Oil well off the California coast spilled more than three million gallons of crude along the beaches of Santa Barbara and devastated one of the northern hemispheres most prized ecosystems. He remembers going to the beach with his family and throwing hay on the oil as it washed ashore a frustratingly inadequate gesture that stayed with him as he later built a career as one of Californias top environmental lawyers. Last week,...
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Industrial carbon credits could help Louisiana restore its coastline, report says
2015-03-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Orleans Advocate: The ability of coastal wetlands to absorb, and retain, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases could be a means to help restore parts of Louisiana's disappearing coastline, according to a new report released Thursday. The amount of carbon credits that could be generated by some coastal restoration techniques could produce between $400 million and $1 billion in revenue that could go toward coastal restoration in the state. An additional $140 million up to $630 million could be generated by preventing...
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'Nuisance Flooding' Will Affect Most of U.S. Coastline by 2050, Report Finds
2014-12-19 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: By 2050, most U.S. coastal areas are likely to be threatened by 30 or more days of flooding each year due sea level rise, according to a new report the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The researchers looked at the frequency of so-called "nuisance flooding," which occurs when the water level reaches one to two feet above local high tide, and found that several cities along the East Coast are already seeing more than 30 days of nuisance flooding each year. Additional major cities...
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Scientists prepare to issue sea-level rise forecasts for North Carolina coastline
2014-12-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Charlotte Observer: North Carolina scientists mapping future sea-level rise will have their last public meeting Monday before the group issues its much-anticipated projections this month to prepare coastal residents for increased flooding and more violent storm surges. The science panels report will be the first of its kind in the nation. Rather than providing a single sea-level rise forecast for the states entire coastline, the scientists will issue separate projections for four different geographic zones within...
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Effects of rising sea levels likely to vary along NC coastline
2014-09-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News and Observer: North Carolina scientists on a panel tasked with predicting future sea levels expect the Atlantic Ocean to rise between 4 inches and 11 inches on the state's coast over the next three decades. But the effect of rising sea levels will be much less pronounced in Wilmington than in northern coastal areas, likely resulting in as many as four sea-level predictions for different parts of the North Carolina's coastline. The science panel, which met Wednesday, must issue its projections by Dec. 31. The...