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Indonesia build $263 mln sea wall protect capital
2014-10-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Indonesia on Thursday officially launched a $263 million project to build a giant sea wall along the coast of its capital, Jakarta, in an attempt to protect businesses and homes from flooding. Last year's rainy season brought Jakarta to a standstill, causing a river in the city to breach its banks and swamp the central business district, leaving thousands stranded and causing $580 million in damage. With 40 percent of Jakarta already below sea level, the situation is only expected to worsen...
Australia: Sea level rise ruling may set precedent
2014-10-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newcastle Herald: SEA level rise and flood risk will take centre stage when Lake Macquarie City Council makes big decisions on two development applications on Monday. Council staff have recommended refusal of a dual occupancy at Swansea and a two-lot subdivision at Carey Bay. Council staff prepared conditions of consent for both plans in response to a request from councillors. However, staff are sticking to their opposition to the plans. A council report said the Swansea plan, in Catherine Street, was...
St. Petersburg to look into expected sea level rise in waterfront master plan
2014-10-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tampa Bay: When city officials publicly kicked off the downtown waterfront master planning process in August, they described the nearly seven miles fronting Tampa Bay as a beautiful gem that set the city apart. What Mayor Rick Kriseman, Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin and planning chief Dave Goodwin didn't mention in their remarks to hundreds of residents gathered in a ballroom at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront was the threat of rising sea levels between Coffee Pot Bayou and Lassing Park. As city residents...
Climate change disrupts Arabian Sea little-known voracious plankton
2014-10-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Dead zones, or marine areas with levels of dissolved oxygen so low few things can exist, are becoming increasingly common as climate changes and soaring pollution from human populations combine to put record stress on waterways. This trend is alarming in most places, because marine life provides revenue and food security, but in some instances the changes are natural. Landlocked to the north, the Arabian Sea receives less circulation and interchange with outside waters, making most of its life dependent...
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Decommissioning of North Sea oil and gas projects in UKCS may cost 30bn by 2040: Report
2014-10-10 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
A new report prepared by Arup has revealed that work on decommissioning of the North Sea oil and gas projects in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) could cost about 30bn by 2040.
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