sea level rise Archives - State of the Planet

She’s on a Mission to Plumb the Secrets of New York’s Disappearing Wetlands

Botanist and climate scientist Dorothy Peteet has been in the business digging deep into bogs, marshes and fens for more than 40 years, revealing natural and human histories going back thousands of years, and their role in changing climate. A final frontier: the obscure remains of New York City’s once widespread coastal wetlands.

by |November 16, 2023

Closing Out Climate Week: Why 2 Degrees is Too High for the Cryosphere

Experts say that snow and ice loss will create conditions beyond the limits of adaptation for billions of people if climate warming reaches 2 degrees Celsius.

by |November 1, 2023

Rising Seas Will Tighten Vise on Miami Even for People Who Are Not Flooded, Says Study

Most research on rising sea levels focuses on the direct effects of inundation. A new study adds social and economic vulnerabilities to the equation.

by |October 16, 2023
Three researchers sit in front of a slideshow with a glacier image.

Melting Ice and Rising Sea Levels: Why 2 Degrees Celsius Is Too High

At a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change side event in early June, representatives from several countries discussed the urgent need to address global loss of water and sea-level rise.

by Amy Imdieke |June 12, 2023
Display image from the NYS FIDSS mapping tool shows a zoomed-in area of Newburgh, New York, in the lower Hudson River Valley, shows critical infrastructure along the river, vulnerable to flooding.

New Mapper Opens Up Access to Flood Planning in New York State

An easy-to-use flood planning tool visualizes building footprint data for nearly all New York State, except New York City.

by |May 18, 2023
A slide from Austermann's presentation shows how the rate of sea level rise is increasing in recent decades.

Sea Level Rise: A Crash Course for All

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory presents a public lecture on the driving forces and dynamics reshaping global coastlines.

by |March 28, 2023
people in street holding a sign that says 'climatejustice'

Teaming Up for Coastal Resilience and Climate Justice in NYC

The Resilient Coastal Communities Project will help address the growing risks of storm surge, flash flooding and sea level rise, in an inclusive and holistic manner.

by Paul Gallay, Annel Hernandez, and Eddie Bautista |January 31, 2022
Four data sets reveal somewhat different areas at risk to sea level rise.

Improving Estimates of Population Exposed to Sea Level Rise: Not as Straightforward as It May Seem

Data choices are critical in assessing the risk of sea level rise faced by people living in low elevation coastal zones.

The calving front of Thwaites Glacier.

Crucial Antarctic Glacier Likely to Collapse Much Earlier than Expected

Thwaites Glacier, dubbed Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier,’ has been predicted to undergo dramatic changes, with its ice shelf likely to break apart in as little as five years.

by |December 17, 2021
grinnell glacier

New United Nations Report on Climate Change Documents the Grave Condition of the World’s Glaciers

Almost all of the world’s glaciers are in retreat.

by |August 30, 2021