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A Rising Sea – Civic Issues: The World We Live in Today

According to reports by NASA, “sea level rise is caused primarily by two factors related to global warming: the added water from melting ice sheets and glaciers ...

Sea Level Rise 101: The Causes, Effects, and Responses - NRDC

The problem is that seas are now rising extremely quickly, and existing climate solutions only go so far to protect coastal communities. They ...

U.S. Actions to Tackle Sea-Level Rise at Home and Abroad

Protecting access to resources in lawfully established maritime zones: Sea-level rise has the potential to shift coastal baselines and thus ...

Rising Sea Levels | Future Problem Solving

Our Future Problem Solving topics represent important challenges from business, civics, society, science, and technology and serve as the ...

What is sea level rise and why does it matter to our future? | UN News

What causes sea levels to rise? Rising sea levels are the result of ocean warming and the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, phenomena which ...

Rising Seas: Challenges and Solutions for Coastal Communities

Rising sea levels, a consequence of climate change, pose a significant threat to coastal communities worldwide. Sea level rise brings a two-fold ...

Climate change: Sea levels are rising — and it's going to get worse ...

And while those people don't have the power to unilaterally solve the underlying problem of climate change, some communities are now grappling ...

Coastal Inundation: Rising Sea Levels Explained

One of the most important and often discussed components of climate change is sea level rise. Coastal states, countries, and regions—as well ...

Rising Sea Levels Threaten Global Economy

Businesses that don't build resilience to rising sea levels will get soaked. The old adage that a rising tide lifts all boats doesn't hold water in the era ...

How to adapt your city to sea level rise and coastal flooding

All coastal cities face some degree of risk from rising seas, and some face an existential threat. This looks at the three main adaptation approaches: ...

8 ways the world is adapting to rising sea levels

From China to Senegal, countries are coming up with innovations including 'floating' and 'sponge' cities, to adapt to climate change and ...

Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding - C40 Cities

By 2050, 800 million people will live in cities where sea levels could rise by more than half a metre.

'The ocean is overflowing': UN Chief issues SOS on risk of rising sea ...

Rising sea levels are a “worldwide catastrophe” which uniquely threatens Pacific Islands, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned.

Living with Climate Change: Sea Level Rise | Briefing | EESI

Sea level rise has many legal impacts at the federal, state, and local levels. There are six main categories of legal issues related to sea ...

Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Rising Seas

Many coastal communities face heightened risks from rising seas because of socioeconomic disparities. They deserve equitable funding to help ...

Rising Seas - National Geographic

As the planet warms, the sea rises. Coastlines flood. What will we protect? What will we abandon? How will we face the danger of rising seas?

Sea Level Rise - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Sea level rise is one of the most urgent climate threats, and many low-lying islands and coastal areas already experience its impacts. Rising seas make ...

Coasts, Storms, and Sea Level Rise | U.S. Geological Survey

Climate change poses significant risks to coasts, from sea level rise and high-tide flooding to accelerated erosion and intensifying storms.

Civic Issues 1: The Cost of Rising Sea Levels on Economic ...

Rising sea levels affect the various industries of coastal regions by negatively impacting the tourism, agriculture, and fishing industries through requiring ...

Rising Sea Levels Are Threatening Affordable Housing. What Can ...

Local policymakers can combat sea level rise and protect vulnerable residents by determining their region's flood risk and working with their communities.