The Fork in the Road
We are at a Shakespearean "tide in the affairs of men." The technology is here, the economics finally add up, and the urgency is staring us in the face. Will we choose the path of collapse, or are we smart enough to take the roadmap to a sustainable century? Watch to find out how we can turn the "catastrophic" into the "profitable."

https://youtu.be/KoEqSYvTRas

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#SeaLevelRise

Here's the story! (I guess they were waiting to post it after the 6pm news).

#EPA watchdog finds #BrunswickLanding is among #contaminated sites vulnerable to #SeaLevelRise, #flooding

Russ Reed, March 31, 2026

#BrunswickME - "The internal watchdog at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that about 100 of the nation's most #contaminated toxic waste sites, including one in #Maine, are in areas prone to #NaturalDisasters, posing a potential public health threat.

"The EPA's Office of Inspector General issued two new reports last week that are part of a series assessing the weather-related vulnerabilities of the 157 federal #Superfund sites prioritized for cleanup due to the serious risk they pose to public health and the environment. About 3 million Americans live within a mile of a Superfund site, while 13 million people live within 3 miles.

"Brunswick Landing, the site of the former #BrunswickNavalAirStation, is among the Superfund sites that were found to be at risk from multiple natural-disaster threats. According to the Inspector General, Brunswick Landing is one of 49 sites in coastal areas that are at risk from #SeaLevelRise or #StormSurge from hurricanes. Many of those sites are located near highly populated areas and important ecological locales like #ChesapeakeBay .

"Brunswick Landing is also one of 47 low-lying sites that are specifically prone to inland flooding from heavy rain. The Inspector General's review also found 31 sites in areas at high risk for wildfires."

Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/brunswick-landing-concerns-epa-watchdog-report-maine/70899341

#WaterIsLife #ForeverChemicals
#Pollution #ClimateChange #Maine
#BrunswickExecutiveAirport #PFAS #PFASContamination

So, I saw a piece on the local news today about #SeaLevelRise and #PFAS in #BrunswickME. Unfortunately, I'm not finding the link yet, but the gist was, if the sea level rises, all the PFAS pollution in the area will spread. Big time...!

Report warns Maine’s largest PFAS spill could affect water and ecosystems for years

by Everett Sloane, 3/29/2026

"A scientific analysis of the largest PFAS contamination event in Maine’s history warns that the effects of a massive firefighting foam spill at #BrunswickExecutiveAirport could persist in local #waterways and #ecosystems for years. The release, which sent approximately 1,450 gallons of aqueous film-forming foam concentrate into streams feeding the #AndroscogginRiver, has already triggered fish consumption advisories and a federal enforcement order. Yet the full scope of long-term #ecological damage remains difficult to measure, in part because the spill site sits on land already contaminated by decades of military use."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/report-warns-maine-s-largest-pfas-spill-could-affect-water-and-ecosystems-for-years/ar-AA1ZFQVU

#WaterIsLife #ForeverChemicals #Pollution #Maine #BrunswickNavalAirStation #PFASContamination

City Council approved a new diverter at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Walnut Street. Ken Der looks at the updates to the intersection known as a "stubborn problem spot for collisions." https://alamedapost.com/news/council-approves-lincoln-walnut-changes-2025-planning-annual-reports/

#alameda #AllenTai #CityCouncil #DanielleMieler #MarilynEzzyAshcraft #MichelePryor #PublicWorks #ScottWikstrom #SeaLevelRise #TonyDaysog #TracyJensen #UrbanForestPlan #ZeroWasteImplementationPlan

🥵 The WMO has confirmed 2025 as the second or third hottest year on record, and 2015-2025 as the hottest 11 years

Experts from across the country respond to the report

Follow the link to read the full commentary
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/weve-just-lived-through-the-hottest-eleven-years-on-record

#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #WMO #climatechange #climate #sealevelrise

Sea levels around Africa are rising faster than the global average: What's behind this alarming trend https://phys.org/news/2026-03-sea-africa-faster-global-average.html

#Africa #environment #sea #SeaLevel #SeaLevelRise

Sea levels around Africa are rising faster than the global average: What's behind this alarming trend

The western #IndianOcean and the tropical #Atlantic were already abnormally warm in 2023–2024, with sea surface temperatures well above their long-term averages. This created a higher baseline from which #ElNiño could push up temperatures, and therefore sea levels.

Unusual wind patterns suppressed the normal process of upwelling. This is when winds push surface water aside, allowing colder, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean to rise to the surface. The result was that heat was trapped at the surface instead of being mixed downward and replaced by cooler water. The #ocean layers did not mix well.

The result was striking. Thermal expansion alone (warmer water) accounted for over 70% of the exceptional #SeaLevelRise during this event, reaching nearly 30mm across the #Africa'n marine domain. Ocean heat content

> QUADRUPELD

compared to the 2015–2016 El Niño.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-sea-africa-faster-global-average.html

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#ClimateCrisis

The #climate crisis is accelerating. No bueno. Muy mal!

#climatechange #biodiversity #heat #earth #methane #sealevelrise

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/climate-change-could-be-more-complex-than-we-think-and-not-in-the-way-many-expect/ar-AA1Z3sKQ