Arctic Report Card 2020
The Arctic Report Card is an annual compilation of original, peer-reviewed environmental observations and analyses of a region undergoing rapid and dramatic alterations to weather, climate, oceanic, and
Coastal Erosion
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Kurendhoo and Fulidhoo erosion threatens communities
Both Vaavu Fulidhoo and Lhaviyani Kurendhoo are suffering the impacts of increased coastal erosion and Udha waves as the south-west monsoon season continues. Vaavu atoll Fulidhoo Council has said it
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Sea erosion strikes fear among residents of Udupi village
200 metres of land affected by sea erosion in Kaup–Thottam Residents of Kaup-Thottam village in Udupi district have been living in fear owing to sea erosion. The temporary sea wall constructed nearly
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Rising sea level will take a toll on Goa: experts
PANJIM: Pointing out that the sea level has increased by nearly three millimetres per year – which is twice that of three decades ago - experts have predicted that the coastal State such as Goa will have
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National landmarks threatened by climate change
Climate change is putting historic and cultural landmarks around the USA at risk, according to a report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a non-profit science advocacy organization
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Sea level rise forces US space agency to retreat
Sea level rise is threatening the majority of Nasa's launch pads and multi-billion dollar complexes famous for training astronauts and launching historic missions to space, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Growing mangrove forests to fight sea erosion
Villagers have seen how parts of Kendrapara district were saved during super cyclone For Niranjan Swain, a 62-year-old farmer of Badakota village of Odisha’s Kendrapara district, growing crops is just as important as making a ritualistic patrolling around a 25-acre patch of land, where he and his fellow villagers are creating a mangrove forest – a bio-shield against sea erosion.
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Shrinking and sinking deltas: major role of dams in delta subsidence and effective sea level rise
The direct impacts of delta subsidence and effective seas level rise abetted by dams include inundation of coastal areas, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers, increased rates of coastal erosion,
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Water governance and management challenges in the continuum from land to the coastal sea: spatial planning as a management tool
This paper explores the potential role of spatial planning in support of more coherent governance of water resources. Water resources throughout the continuum from land to the coast are being degraded
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Guidelines for coastal and marine ecosystem accounting
This project brief describes the scope and process for developing Guidance for how the protective services of mangroves and coral reefs can be included in national economic accounts to support development
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UN panel on climate change presents gloomy picture for Asia in its fresh report
A UN panel on Monday morning released its much awaited report which assessed impacts of climate change on human lives, natural resources and marine ecosystem across the globe. It predicted a gloomy picture