Sea level rise for Pacific Island nations is irreversible
NASA: Pacific Islands Face Unstoppable Sea Rise, Regardless of Emissions
Scientists predict a dramatic increase in flooding events, with some islands facing up to 65 annual flood days by the 2050s.
NASA warning: Sea level rise for Pacific Island nations is irreversible
NASA predicts an 8-inch sea level rise by 2050, affecting Pacific island nations. Flood risks will grow annually.
NASA analysis shows irreversible sea level rise for Pacific islands
Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 8 inches (15 centimeters) of sea level rise, according to an analysis by NASA's sea level change science team. This amount of rise will occur regardless of whether greenhouse gas emissions change in the coming years.
Pacific nations sound the alarm on sea-level rise, again. Is anybody listening?
Many Pacific island nations sit just a few meters above sea level, leaving them at risk of flooding, storm surges and coastal erosion that are forecast to increase in frequency as the planet warms. Some, like low-lying Tuvalu, are predicted to almost disappear by 2100.
Rising to the challenge of sea level rise
Globally, the sea is rising. This is a direct consequence of global warming, caused by melting ice in places like Greenland and Antarctica, and the expansion of seawater as it warms. The United Nations reports,
Understanding Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise
Over the next decades to centuries, will melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS)—Earth's largest ice mass—cause global sea level to rise by five meters, two meters or less?
UNGA Debates Science Solutions for Sea Level Rise
The urgent need for knowledge, data, and science to inform risk assessments and decision-making on sea level rise took center stage during a
Sea-level rise threatens 240 coastal communities
While delivering his address at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Ratu Wiliame highlighted Fiji’s vulnerability to climate change, noting that sea-level rise threatens to displace 240 coastal communities by 2050.
UN chief says sea level rise threatens 'rising tide of misery'
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that rising sea levels threaten to create "a rising tide of misery" for millions, with intense storm surges, coastal erosion and c
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