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For example, for every 10 yrs #Earth’s temperature remains 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, the researchers calculated, sea level will rise by about 4 cm, or 1.6”. Even a small increase in #SeaLevelRise can lead to more dangerous #flooding when #hurricanes & heavy #rains strike. (In #Florida, which is currently facing the danger of Hurricane #Milton, #SeaLevels are already 8” higher than they were in 1950.)

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But a new study published Wed in the journal #Nature shows that blowing past #climate goals is more dangerous than it originally seemed. Even if temperatures come back down to 1.5°C, the authors found, many climate impacts — like rising #SeaLevels & thawing #permafrost — will persist for centuries to millennia.

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateScience #GlobalWarming #ExtremeWeather #VoteBlue
nature.com/articles/s41586-024

NatureOverconfidence in climate overshoot - NatureAiming for declining global temperatures can limit long-term climate risks compared with a mere stabilization of global warming, including sea-level rise and cryosphere changes.

Via the #BBC @ 1:26am EDT on Sept 20, 2024

Coastal engineers are predicting very low #tides in the #UK later may be the lowest anyone will see again.
A low spring tide caused by the position of the #Moon and #Sun will create the "exceptionally" low tide, said #Exeter-based #MoffattAndNichol.
It said with sea levels rising, such a low tide may never be seen again.
It follows a 2022 report showing #SeaLevels are rising much faster than a century ago.

#Climate #Science

bbc.com/news/articles/cm24l6dn

www.bbc.comDevon engineers say lowest tide may never be seen againA low spring tide could be the lowest we will see again thanks to rising sea levels, experts say.

A road linking #Norfolk to #Lincolnshire: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8mml

*ACROSS the Wash*

Using the inevitability of #ClimateChange and rising #SeaLevels as a key justification: centreport.uk/

I don't really get how this open-sea deep-water "port" is going to work. I expect some surge tide will wash the whole thing away. But the website doesn't really provide any detail.

BBC NewsWash port scheme could be operational by 2031, developer saysThe project includes building a road between Lincolnshire and Norfolk.

'#UN chief launches 'global SOS' on rising #SeaLevels in the #Pacific

A new report released by the top UN climate monitoring body showed seas had risen by around 15 centimeters in some parts of the Pacific in the last 30 years. The global average was 9.4 centimeters, according to the report
lemonde.fr/en/asia-and-pacific
#ClimateCrisis

Le Monde · UN chief launches 'global SOS' on rising sea levels in the PacificBy Le Monde with AFP

"warming seawater intrudes between coastal ice sheets & the ground they rest on…expanding the cavities further in a #feedbackloop. This water then lubricates the collapse of ice into the ocean, pushing up #sealevels.
a “very small increase” in the temp of the intruding water could lead to a “very big increase” in the loss of ice—ie, #tippingpoint behaviour."
theguardian.com/environment/ar

The Guardian · Newly identified tipping point for ice sheets could mean greater sea level riseBy Damian Carrington