Climate Central breaks it down: With about six weeks remaining in the year, there have already been 11 natural disasters that have cost $1 billion or more in damage, bringing 2012 to second place on the list of top billion-dollar disaster years. The current record-holder is 2011, when there were 14 billion-dollar disasters. The widespread […]
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Florida County Incorporates Climate Change in their Comprehensive Plan
Posted on September 17, 2012
Last week, Broward County’s commissioners voted to incorporate climate change into their comp plan despite substantial pushback. Read the article for how the battle was won.
Life on the Edge of a Rising Sea [VIDEO]
Posted on September 13, 2012
Ever wonder what life’s like out on the (rapidly disappearing) Louisiana bayou? The small community of Isle de Jean Charles has put together a great website with videos and more to help folks understand what’s at risk out there. This is a insightful look at the front lines of climate change. Have a look.
Climate Change and Infrastructure [VIDEO]
Posted on September 13, 2012
NBC takes a look at the toll of climate change on public infrastructure. Not just a coastal problem.
New Tool to Easily View Future Sea Levels
Posted on July 16, 2012
The United State Army Corps of Engineers has released a handy tool for calculating future sea levels based on models or rates that you pick. The process couldn’t be easier. Head over to their Comprehensive Evaluation of Projects with Respect to Sea-Level Change page. Either enter the rates you’d like to use, or select from […]
Mid to North Atlantic SLR “like a car on a highway jamming on the accelerator”
Posted on July 2, 2012
A new article finds that sea level rise is happening faster, and sometimes far faster, in the middle to northern stretches of the US Atlantic Coast than in the ocean basin as a whole. How much faster? The currently accelerated rate could add nearly an extra foot of sea level rise by the end of […]
Climate Outreach for Business and Industry
Posted on June 12, 2012
Need to do climate outreach to your local businesses? A newly released guide covers climate threats to the agriculture, food and beverage, apparel, electric, insurance, mining, oil and gas, and tourism sectors. The guide provides detailed checklists that companies should use to assess, manage and disclose physical risks they face from climate change. Sound useful? […]
Norfolk, Virginia Continues to Battle Sea Level Rise [VIDEO]
Posted on April 30, 2012
A sobering look at how Norfolk, Virginia has moved far beyond debating climate change and sea level rise. When the mayor dares to mention “retreat zones” as an option, you know things are serious. Need a quick video on sea level rise to show your elected officials? Try this. Watch “Rising tide in Norfolk, Va.” […]
NOAA Releases New Report on How Local Communities Can Adapt to Climate Change
Posted on April 20, 2012
Several NOAA offices (CSC, NGS, COOPS, and OCS) have collaboratively released a new handbook to help communities adopt to sea level rise. From the introduction: Just as flooding threats need to be factored into coastal community planning initiatives, so too should sea level change. Unfortunately, the “one size fits all” approach does not work. The […]
Another Climate Change Adaptation Handbook
Posted on April 11, 2012
Haven’t had a chance to review this at length, but here’s what the Center for Climate Strategies has to say about their new handbook: The Center for Climate Strategies Adaptation Guidebook includes a catalogue of adaptation actions, detailed review of state and local adaptation plans and comprehensive methodology and supporting templates for sub national adaptation […]