Greenland Ice Melt Raised Ocean Level 2.2 Millimeters In Two Months
Measurements from space confirm Greenland lost 600 billion tons of ice during last summer’s record heat.
That’s enough to meet the needs of Los Angeles for 600 years.
Measurements from space confirm Greenland lost 600 billion tons of ice during last summer’s record heat.
That’s enough to meet the needs of Los Angeles for 600 years.
Miami is the home of almost half a million people. Its real estate has immense value. But Miami is built on porous sandstone, so even a seawall will not save it because the water flows right through the rock it is built on. To makes matters worse, Miami is just one of many communities in its area that are threatened. It is a problem across the whole southern end of Florida.
As sea level rise continues intensifying over the coming decades, a great many of the coastlines of the world are going to be made unrecognizable. Perhaps more importantly, a vast number of people will be forced to migrate elsewhere.