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- Climate change is forcing major airports to future-proof against rising sea levels and floods Tue, 15 Oct 19, 4:30amClimate change is accelerating sea level rise and threatening coastal infrastructure, especially that of airports. To mitigate against the risks of sea level rise and consequential flooding, many airports across the country...
- New research reveals that sea levels could rise 1.5 inches every year Wed, 14 Feb 18, 5:43amYou know how we've been freaking out about how quickly global warming is causing ice to melt and sea levels to rise? Turns out, we weren't panicking nearly enough...
- HafenCity’s flood-proof design in Germany can cheat rising sea levels Tue, 15 Dec 15, 5:00amHamburg, Germany is one of the world’s many cities threatened by rising sea levels, yet its development of the eco-friendly HafenCity district may be part of the solution...
- Study: Global Sea Levels Could Rise 3 Feet By 2100 Wed, 9 Jan 13, 6:30amAlthough scientists have been aware that the polar ice sheets are melting faster than previously expected, the consequential rise in sea levels may be much higher than anyone predicted...
- Study Finds Sea Levels Rising 60% Faster Than Expected, U.S. Coastal Towns at Risk Thu, 29 Nov 12, 3:00amPhoto from Shutterstock A recent scientific study has found that sea levels are rising 60% faster than previously expected. Satellite data collected by US-based mathematician Grant Foster and German climatologist Stefan...
- Study Finds Global Ice Loss in Recent Years Was Enough to Cover the U.S. in 1.5 Feet of Water Wed, 15 Feb 12, 2:06amUsing NASA and the German Aerospace Center’s Gravity Recover and Climate Experiment satellites (GRACE), researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have discovered that the Earth’s ice caps and glaciers...