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Like hurricanes, tornadoes are driven by thermal energy in the atmosphere. Scientists say that warmer-than-usual temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and a December heat wave across much of the US may have played a role in the formation of recent tornadoes. | Univision News United States | Univision

Rockland-based U.S. Harbors will host a free, online conference to help coastal communities and their citizens understand and prepare for changes in coastal wat

Chris Bason of Ocean View is the executive director of the Delaware Center for Inland Bays which helps to protect the three inland waterways in our area: the Rehoboth Bay,

As Florida is already experiencing climate disruption, Miami has recently revealed its plan to alleviate the risk of flooding and fortify the coastline against increasingly frequent and stronger storm surges. Among the measures detailed in the 40-year plan are new seawalls and breakwaters, creating wetland ecosystems, as well as elevated construction. The Netherlands, with more than 25% of land below sea level, has amassed extensive experience in creating defences, having developed a 3.700km ne...

This update contains the responses of lawyers for Lloyd Jennings and J. Bradford Brooks. A state Appeals Court today upheld an earlier ruling that a Haverhill cannabis retailer’s suit against two opponents is valid since the foes went to lengths that “fell outside any acceptable boundary.” Wednesday’s decision means Caroline Pineau, owner of Haverhill Stem, […]

Plus, bad news for Americans already complaining about the heat, global food production is projected to shrink by a third by 2100 and an even better idea than reforestation – not chopping trees down in the first place

Cape Cod Times Gordon Peabody likes to say that his company, Safe Harbor, uses the power of the wind and waves to rebuild natural shoreline protections like beaches and dunes. One technique involves placing thousands of slats in random patterns on a beach mimicking stalks of beach grass. In theory, they slow down wave velocity causing the sand it carries to settle out and bulk up a beach instead of destroying it. If theres one trend Peabody has noticed in over 30 years of work, its the raw po...

Climate tipping points may have been reached already, experts say By Jeff Berardelli Climate crisis: Global tipping points close Through decades of research, and now lived experience, it has become clear that the impacts of climate change will have drastic and far-reaching consequences on our planet. And while some of those consequences are predictable — like more extreme weather, sea-level rise and loss of biodiversity — the pace at which these unfold and their eventu...

Miami’s sea level rise bill — $4 billion by 2060 — still won’t keep every neighborhood dry So what kind of solutions does $3.8 billion buy?     Visitors walk through a tunnel that connects the parking lot to the beach on Monday June 29, 2020 at Haulover Beach Park in North Miami Beach, Fl. [ SUSAN STOCKER / SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL | South Florida Sun Sentinel ] Published 1 hour ago Updated 1 hour ago MIAMI — Miami has to spend at least $3.8 billion in the nex...

Crashing waves were clearly eroding the land around a National Weather Service station on Massachusetts' Cape Cod. Still, officials thought it would stand for another 10 years...