Climate Change, Health, Sep 15th, 2011,
Over the next century, what kind of impact will climate change have on California’s coastlines? Though coastal properties are prized for their views, they are ultimately a temporary luxury. In the long run, the closer to the beachfront a building is, the more susceptible it is to erosion, storms and sea air. Add rising sea levels into the equation and you’ve got prime real estate that risks being damaged sooner and more severely than previously anticipated. Economists at San Francisco State University in California predict rising sea levels due to climate change will have disastrous impacts on tourism, recreation and…
Tags: Asian Tiger, California, Climate change, mosquitoes, rising sea levels, tropical disease, UK
Climate Change, Wildlife & Flora, Mar 25th, 2010,
A small, Asian island has been completely swallowed by the sea—and it’s not part of the Maldives. New Moore Island is now completely submerged underwater. If you’ve never heard of it before, it’s located in the Bay of Bengal and part of the Sundarbans (the largest block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world). It was also part of a 30 year dispute between India and Bangladesh; but at least that’s finally been resolved. It may surprise you to learn that New Moore Island is not the first in the bay to be completely submerged. The island of Lohachara…
Tags: Bay of Bengal, Climate change, island completely submerged, New Moore Island, rising sea levels
