Eric Bender6h ago

Boston Has a Plan for Sea Level Rise. What Next?

Decades of land reclamation left the city vulnerable to flooding. Now Boston faces harder questions: how to finance flood protection, whether to keep building on the waterfront, and whether retreat is the right move.

https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/boston-has-a-plan-for-sea-level-rise-now-what

Boston has developed clear plans to protect its shoreline but "not yet identified large-scale investments to turn these plans into reality."

#climatechange #climatecrisis #Boston #sealevelrise #waterfront

David Schmidt20h ago

The unthinkable is now a budget line item. 🌊

In New Orleans, we are no longer just building for the future - we are paying to manage a retreat. Sea levels are rising so fast that the strategy has shifted from raising standards to desperately preventing their total loss. It is a sobering pivot from growth to preservation. 📉

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/new-orleans-sea-levels-relocation-climate-crisis

Are we investing in progress or just buying time?

#ClimateCrisis #NewOrleans #Sustainability #SeaLevelRise #FuturePlanning

‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by Gulf of Mexico before end of this century, authors say

The Guardian
Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.01d ago

More reality about the #ClimateCrisis: at the intersection of #subsidence, #erosion, #SeaLevelRise, and #Republican leadership(????)

‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/new-orleans-sea-levels-relocation-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by Gulf of Mexico before end of this century, authors say

The Guardian
Oceans CraigApr 28

I wrote another thing for The Conversation... this one is a bit of a TLDR for a new paper on a pretty extreme corner of the oceans.

We spent a month drilling thru 500 m of ice to install some sensors that would then talk back to us via satellite - pretty strange to be watching data come in from beneath an ice shelf when sat at your desk. 🙂

It's probably the fanciest paper I'll ever write so its a bit nerve wracking seeing it out (the journal article that is - not the Convo article). #Antarctica #Oceans #climate #SeaLevelRise

Also some dissonance to have this good thing and then everything else, as we know, is basically on fire.

https://theconversation.com/antarcticas-ice-shelves-are-vulnerable-to-melting-from-below-knowing-how-far-ocean-heat-reaches-is-crucial-278195

Antarctica’s ice shelves are vulnerable to melting from below – knowing how far ocean heat reaches is crucial

New research shows tides influence how ocean heat is transported under Antarctica’s floating ice shelves, changing the energy available to melt the ice from below.

The Conversation
DoomsdaysCWApr 25

Between land and water: Tribal relocation and resistance

By Celia Llopis-Jepsen
Published April 6, 2026

"#ClimateChange is altering the land, and #Indigenous communities are on the frontline. This episode takes you to #Alaska, where rapid permafrost thaw is threatening the Native village of #Nunapitchuk. Then, we head to #Louisiana, where the #PointeAuChien Indian Tribe is losing its land to rising #SeaLevels. These tribes are forced to make a difficult decision between staying and adapting or leaving their ancestral homes. (This episode comes to us from the environmental podcast #SeaChange.)"

Listen:
https://www.kcur.org/2026-04-06/between-land-and-water-tribal-relocation-and-resistance

#SolarPunkSunday #IndigenousCommunities #ClimateChangeAdaptation #SeaLevelRise #AncestralLands #ClimateCrisis #KCUR

Between land and water: Tribal relocation and resistance

Climate change is altering the land we live on, and Indigenous communities are on the frontline. In this episode, we bring you to Alaska, where rapid permafrost thaw is threatening the Native village of Nunapitchuk. Then, we head to Louisiana, where the Pointe-Au-Chien Indian Tribe is watching their land disappear underwater due to sea level rise. These threats are forcing these tribes to make the difficult decision: to stay and adapt, or to leave their ancestral home. (This episode comes to us from the podcast Sea Change.)

KCUR
formuchdeliberationApr 25

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | The Guardian


Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is more likely to collapse than previously thought. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny doesn’t do existential crises... #climatechange #ClimateCrisis #oceans #sealevelrise

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2026/04/25/a-catastrophic-climate-event-is-upon-us-here-is-why-youve-heard-so-little-about-it-the-guardian-2/

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | The Guardian


Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is more likely to collapse than previously thought. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny doesn’t do existential crises
 #clim


for much deliberation
The-14Apr 24
Why delaying climate action now means higher seas by 2100 – new research
#ClimateChange #SeaLevelRise #GlobalWarming #Glaciers #Environment #Sustainability #ClimateCrisis #PublicPolicy #EarthScience #IPCC #ClimateAction #IceSheets #World #Glaciology
https://the-14.com/why-delaying-climate-action-now-means-higher-seas-by-2100-new-research/
Why delaying climate action now means higher seas by 2100 – new research | The-14

Delaying climate action is accelerating sea level rise, increasing risks of coastal flooding, displacement and irreversible damage by 2100 worldwide.

The-14 Pictures
formuchdeliberationApr 23

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | The Guardian


Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is more likely to collapse than previously thought. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny doesn’t do existential crises... #climatechange #ClimateCrisis #oceans #sealevelrise

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/a-catastrophic-climate-event-is-upon-us-here-is-why-youve-heard-so-little-about-it-the-guardian/

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | The Guardian


Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is more likely to collapse than previously thought. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny doesn’t do existential crises
 #clim


for much deliberation
💧🌏 Greg CocksApr 23
How To Study Coastal Evolution
Researchers reviewed what’s known about how coastlines are changing and made recommendations for how to learn more
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https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-to-study-coastal-evolution <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF005833 <-- shared paper
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#coast #coastal #coastline #change #prediction #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #USA #extremeweather #storm #stormsurge #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #risk #hazard #mitigation #shorelines #habitat #ecosystem #inlets #flood #flooding #wetlands #processes #ecosystems #community #planning #policy #coordinated #framework #management #decisionmaking #overview #naturalprocesses #innundation #damage #infrastructure #landforms #CoastalScience #ClimateChange #SeaLevelRise #EarthsFuture #AGU #CoastalResilience
@USGS @NOAA @NOAA Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏Apr 16

April 22, 3-6pm
Public Drop-In: Highway 1 Elkhorn Slough Corridor Climate Resiliency Project

https://www.tamcmonterey.org/highway-1-elkhorn-slough-corridor-climate-resiliency-project

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateResilency #MontereyCounty #Highway1 #CASR1 #ElkhornSlough #SeaLevelRise #flooding #transportation

   Highway 1 Elkhorn Slough Corridor Climate Resiliency Project

Transportation Agency for Monterey County