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• 2015-10-27
  • Historic high tides from supermoon and sea level rise flood the Southeast coast
  • Welcome to the Reign of King Tide: 10 Things to Know about This Week’s Tidal Flooding from the Union of Concerned Scientists blog (many links to local stories)
• 2015-03-30 Florida’s Climate Denial Could Cause Catastrophic Recession (h/t)
  • "A January study found that global sea level rise since 1990 has been speeding up even faster than we knew."
  • "There is now at least $1.4 trillion in property within 660 feet of the U.S. coast, a detailed analysis of the data by Reuters found."
  • "Last May, we learned that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) appears close to, if not past, the point of irreversible collapse."
  • "We also learned in August that Greenland and the WAIS more than doubled their rate of ice loss in the last five years."
• 2015-02-12 Worst 'Megadrought' in 1,000 Years in U.S. Due to Global Warming (h/t)