This is a big week for climate and energy action in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Or at least, we need it to be. It’s time for leadership. Read more >
The Summer of Floods: King Tides in June, July, August…
Kristy Dahl, senior climate scientist
June 21, 2017 9:22 AM EDT
Here in San Francisco, we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love with art installations, walking tours, and magic buses. But artists in Charleston, South Carolina, are documenting a very different sort of season: a Summer of Floods. South Carolina is expecting king tides for nine of this year’s twelve months. Read more >
A woman walks along the changing shoreline of Tangier Island. Photo: ecker39. CC BY NC 2.0 (Flickr)
Beliefs Won’t Save Tangier Island, Virginia, From Sea Level Rise—Informed Preparedness Will.
Kristy Dahl, senior climate scientist
June 15, 2017 3:13 PM EDT
On Tuesday, President Trump called James Eskridge, the mayor of Tangier Island, Virginia, and told him that sea level rise isn’t an issue for Tangier, one of the most threatened communities in America.
My heart sank as I read it, and I was reminded of how our core beliefs are so central to our worldviews–and how we all struggle to accept evidence that challenges them.
How the Size of Your iPhone Relates to Sea Level Rise
Kristy Dahl, senior climate scientist
June 7, 2017 12:34 PM EDT
Got your phone handy? Over the last month, coastal residents from Hawaii to Rhode Island wielded their smartphones and snapped dozens of shocking photos at high tide showing neighborhoods, parking lots, and public parks underwater. Meanwhile, scientists have published a spate of sobering sea level rise studies. We spend hours cradling our phones in our hands…let’s put them to use for a moment (screens off!) to put the latest sea level rise science into perspective. Read more >
King Tides and the “Supermoon”—Time and Tide Wait for No Man
Erika Spanger-Siegfried, Senior analyst, Climate & Energy
November 14, 2016 2:08 PM EDT
The laws of physics are unchanged by the US presidential election: the planet is still warming, sea levels are still rising, and the moon is still circling the earth. Read more >
