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Task force: Coasts should prepare for rising seas
2013-08-19 15:40:35| Energy - Topix.net
In this Oct. 29, 2012 file photo, a vehicle is submerged in floodwater left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy near a Consolidated Edison power plant in New York.
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Superstorm task force says as coasts rebuild, they should prep for rising seas, future floods
2013-08-19 04:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A presidential task force charged with developing a strategy for rebuilding areas damaged by Superstorm Sandy has issued a report recommending 69 policy initiatives, most focused on a simple warning: Plan for future storms in an age of climate change and rising sea levels. The report released Monday by the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force says coastal communities should assume floods are going to happen more frequently and realize that spending more now on protective measures could save money...
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Climate Change Impacts Felt Far From Coasts
2013-07-22 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wunderground: Dramatic images of ocean waves lashing the coastline while floodwaters inundate city streets -- especially during storms like last year's Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Isaac -- may leave the impression that climate change is only, or at least mostly, a problem for cities along the coasts. But as this new interactive map created by the U.S. Department of Energy shows, the impacts of climate change are actually felt far and wide, as climate-related power outages occur in every corner of the country....
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Natural Barriers Protect Our Coasts Best, Say Researchers
2013-07-20 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: The best thing to protect your property from the sea is a sand dune -- or a mangrove swamp, or a coral reef, kelp forest or sea grass meadow. Nature, which has been doing the job for three billion years, has had time to work out the surest and most enduring sea defenses, according to U.S. researchers. Katie Arkema of the Natural Capital Project at Stanford University in California and colleagues found that the conservation of natural habitat could reduce by half the people and property at risk...
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Sand dunes, coral reefs protect coasts against climate change
2013-07-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Protecting sand dunes and coral reefs can help defend the United Statess coasts against costly extreme-weather events linked to climate change, according to a new study. Maintaining coastal habitats could halve the people, low-income families, the elderly and total value of residential property most exposed to rising sea levels, floods and storms associated with climate change, the study concluded. Extreme weather, sea-level rise and degraded coastal ecosystems are placing people and property...
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