sea level rise
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VIDEO: Romney confronted in Ohio, “Do you still think the rising of the seas is funny?”
At a campaign event today in Etna, Ohio, Gov. Romney was asked, “Do you still think the rising of the seas is funny?” Romney responded, “I never imagined such a thing is funny,” despite using rising sea levels as a punchline in his speech to the Republican National Convention.
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Bunny named after Hugh Hefner going extinct, Hefner somehow still alive
You'll want to get a good look at this cute-as-a-button Playboy(-related) Bunny.
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What San Francisco would look like after a 200-foot sea-level rise
This poster, by Brian Stokle and Burrito Justice, shows what a 200-foot sea level rise would do to San Francisco. Better get to high ground, guys.
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North Carolina tries to outlaw sea-level rise
North Carolina is no stranger to the "if you dislike it then you should have made a law against it" model of legislation, but this is extreme: A new bill would rule that scientists are not allowed to accurately predict sea-level rise.
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Tides of March: If you’re not worried about rising sea levels, you should be
Nearly 5 million people across the U.S. live close enough to the high-tide line to be in danger if climate change causes sea levels to rise at least four feet, according to a new report by Climate Central.
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The world’s most environmentally outspoken president steps down
Mohamed Nasheed, the Maldives leader known for his international climate campaigning, stepped down from his office on Tuesday.
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20 inches to disaster: U.S. coasts unprepared for higher seas
The lead author of a study on sea-level rise talks about its consequences for coastal towns. Even under conservative estimates, they're not pretty.
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Critical List: Carbon regulation starting; Chu to testify on Solyndra
A plant in Texas has qualified for the first greenhouse-gas permit in the United States. Any new project that affects greenhouse-gas concentrations will need to have one in the future — though, unlike this one, the permits won’t usually come from the EPA. Texas has just refused to issue its own greenhouse permits. Because we […]
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Underwater cities: Climate change begins to reshape the urban landscape
Flooding in Miami.Photo: kthreadDan Kipness, a retired fishing boat captain and a 60-year Miami Beach resident, has a video that offers a glimpse of where this coastal city is headed. In it, cars and trucks kick floodwater into the air as they drive down Miami Beach’s streets. This isn’t rainwater — the skies are at […]