climate migration

Is adaptation a feasible option?

Dan Climate Change, Current Events, Global Warming February 14, 2020July 29, 2020Buoyant Foundation Project, climate migration, desertification, flooding, heat planning, levee, NOA, seawall, storms, urban island heat effect

Though large-scale efforts to combat climate change are underway worldwide, the effects of a changing climate are also underway. Such a predicament requires simultaneous planning for the future and the present. Given the severity of recent natural disasters, a strong case can be made to prioritize planning for the present. While we won’t concede that all is lost, we should probably plan to live in a slightly changed world.

The Rising Seas

Dan Climate Change, Global Warming, Oceans January 21, 2020July 29, 2020climate migration, displaced population, Greenhouse Effect, melting ice caps, Miami flood adaptation, NASA, New York City adaptation, Probal Rashid, sea level rising

Ocean with setting over, from very low angle

Greenhouse gases are continuing to concentrate at an unprecedented rate in our atmosphere. The main culprits are carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane. By volume, CO2 is the most common greenhouse gas in our atmosphere, accounting for over