Cancun climate summit: Island nations as collateral damage

by DWG

Delegates from island nations have come to the climate summit in Cancun to talk about sea level rise. Their concerns are understandable. Current projections for sea level rise range from 1 to 2 meters by end of the century if global temperatures rise 2 to 4 degrees C. A recent Oxford University study estimates these islands face devastatingly high annual costs to repair damage and maintain infrastructure from sea level increases of these magnitudes.

"All of us face disaster. We don't want to be the forgotten, the sacrificed countries of the 21st century."

Antonio Lima, UN ambassador for the Cape Verde Islands

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Attn: Boston Kossacks! Sea level rise symposium TOMORROW

by Hopeful Skeptic

Boston sea level symposium Nov. 9, 10: Open to public

Climate change is causing sea levels to rise more dramatically. The expansion of water as oceans heat up – along with melting glaciers and ice sheets – are forcing coastline communities to start planning for more flooding.

Now, the Boston Harbor Association is holding a free public symposium on Boston Harbor sea level rise the evening of Nov. 9 and in the morning of Nov. 10 through lunch.

While the forum is open to the public, attendees much register.

For the Nov. 9th event go here.

For the Nov. 10 event, go here.

Or you can call 617- 482 -1722.

More info below the fold.

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Pick your enviro-doom: drown or die of thirst {eKos Earthship Friday}

by eKos

Welcome to the eKos Earthship, your one-stop-shop for green diaries and series.

Beneath the fold you will find news and notes, community announcements, and our eco-diary roundup.

Peruse the eKos Library to find previously listed diaries. You can also follow eKos on Twitter.

Tonight's editor: Hopeful Skeptic

For continuing info on the BP Gulf catastrophe: Most recent Gulf-Watchers AUV

All views expressed by today's editor do not necessarily represent those of eKos or eKos listed diarists.

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eKos: Mississippi Delta Will Drown by 2100 w/o Action

by FishOutofWater

All efforts to save the Mississippi river delta and the bayous, barrier islands and near-sea-level marshes of the Gulf of Mexico coastline will fail if sea level rise caused by warming oceans doesn't stop. Katrina and the BP oil spill are the first 2 catastrophes of many that can be expected as the delta drowns by 2100.

Above, modified satellite images show the river's delta plain as it appears today (top) compared with how much of the region might be submerged by 2100 due to a combination of trapped sediment and rising seas.

Channelization of the Mississippi starved the delta of sediment, allowing large areas to slowly sink into the Gulf. Now, sea level rise caused by  glacial melting and thermal expansion of sea water is rapidly removing large areas of coastline.

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