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By Autumn Bordner and Caroline E. Ferguson
Along U.S. coastlines, from California to Florida, residents are getting increasingly accustomed to "king tides." These extra-high tides cause flooding and wreak havoc on affected communities. As climate change raises sea levels, they are becoming more extreme.
The Marshall Islands span over 1 million square miles of ocean in the North Pacific. Autumn Bordner
A Radioactive Legacy
<p>The Marshall Islands were settled at least 2,000 years ago and fell under colonial rule during the 19th century. The U.S. captured the islands during World War II and became colonial administrator through the <a href="https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/111988?ln=en" target="_blank">United Nations</a>, accepting "<a href="https://www.un.org/en/sections/un-charter/chapter-xi/index.html" target="_blank">sacred trust</a>" obligations to protect the health and welfare of the Marshallese people and promote their political and economic self-determination.</p><p>Instead, from 1946 to 1958, the United States tested 67 nuclear weapons on inhabited Bikini and Enewetak Atolls, forcing these and other exposed communities to evacuate their homelands. Thousands of Marshallese remain in exile to this day, largely on <a href="https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/remembering-the-23-time-bombed-island-of-bikini-on-international-bikini-day/" target="_blank">tiny islands that are extremely climate-vulnerable</a> or in the United States. Others have returned to their atolls, where radioactive fallout still <a href="https://www.latimes.com/projects/marshall-islands-nuclear-testing-sea-level-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">contaminates the land</a>. All of those exposed to radiation continue to face <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HP.0b013e3181dc523c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">long-term health risks</a>.</p>Residents board a U.S. Navy ship, forcibly evacuated in March 1948 from Bikini Atoll for U.S. nuclear weapons testing. U.S. Navy
<div id="25ddc" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="65938f7826ed165d634b2c66809da90c"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1199610386372149248" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Breaking: Earlier today the town of Jenrok, Majuro, Marshall Islands experienced a flooding that’s affected a numbe… https://t.co/DQn9u0Bimm</div> — 350 Pacific (@350 Pacific)<a href="https://twitter.com/350Pacific/statuses/1199610386372149248">1574844378.0</a></blockquote></div>
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/289482525" width="100%" height="480" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b91f7c30fa25b95613db4b9cd3ccdf6a"></iframe><p>For years, the U.S. and other developed nations have failed to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions quickly enough to meet targets in the Paris climate agreement that are intended to avoid warming on a catastrophic scale. They have also <a href="https://phys.org/news/2020-11-rich-nations-fall-short-climate.html" target="_blank">failed to meet</a> their pledges to <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2019.1623166" target="_blank">help vulnerable states</a> adapt to climate change. The U.S., meanwhile, has refused to provide <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2015/11/27/a-ground-zero-forgotten/" target="_blank">over $2 billion</a> that an independent nuclear claims tribunal awarded to the Marshall Islands as compensation for damage caused by nuclear testing.</p><p>The incoming Biden administration has a chance to change course. We believe that the U.S. should provide direct support for Marshallese climate adaptation efforts. This would help to redress the long history of use and abuse, broken promises, and unfulfilled obligations that has left the Marshall Islands so exceptionally climate-vulnerable today.</p>
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Like many other plant-based foods and products, CBD oil is one dietary supplement where "organic" labels are very important to consumers. However, there are little to no regulations within the hemp industry when it comes to deeming a product as organic, which makes it increasingly difficult for shoppers to find the best CBD oil products available on the market.
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Antarctica and Greenland's ice sheets are currently melting at a pace consistent with worst-case-scenario predictions for sea level rise, with serious consequences for coastal communities and the reliability of climate models.
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Flood waters swamped Venice's iconic Saint Mark's Square on Tuesday, despite the implementation of a barrier system that was supposed to protect the city from the flooding events that are getting more frequent because of the climate crisis.
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5 Years After Paris: How Countries’ Climate Policies Match up to Their Promises
By Morgan Bazilian and Dolf Gielen
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate agreement – the commitment by almost every country to try to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius.
It's an ambitious goal, and the clock is ticking.
Progress Toward Net Zero
<p>Two countries have achieved net zero emissions, largely due to their tiny populations and thick forests that store more carbon than the country emits. Six countries have net zero carbon targets in law. Five plus the EU have proposed legislation. Several others have targets in policy documents or under discussion.</p>Data as of Dec. 7, 2020. Table: The Conversation / CC-BY-ND. Source: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit Net Zero Tracker. Get the data
Countries With the Most CO2 Emissions From Fossil Fuels
<p>In 2019, the world's six largest CO2 emitters together accounted for 51% of the global population and 67% of total CO2 emissions from fossil fuels.</p>Chart: The Conversation / CC-BY-ND. Source: European Commission. Get the data
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The threat to affordable housing from flooding driven by climate change will likely triple in the next 30 years, new research shows.
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'Stop the Plunder and Start the Healing,' UN Chief Urges in State of the Planet Speech
By Stuart Braun
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the dire threat of climate change Wednesday in a speech on the state of the planet delivered at Columbia University in New York.
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Are We Really Past the Point of No Return on Climate? Scientists Respond To Controversial New Study
A controversial new climate study has found that, even if greenhouse gas emissions were halted tomorrow, it might not be enough to stop temperatures from continuing to rise.
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By Erin Seekamp
With global travel curtailed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are finding comfort in planning future trips. But imagine that you finally arrive in Venice and the "floating city" is flooded. Would you stay anyway, walking through St. Mark's Square on makeshift catwalks or elevated wooden passages – even if you couldn't enter the Basilica or the Doge's Palace? Or would you leave and hope to visit sometime in the future?
In 1999 the National Park Service moved the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse 2,900 feet inland (new site at lower right in photo) to protect it from shoreline erosion. Mike Booher / NPS
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A rising tide threatened to flood Venice, Italy, on Saturday, providing the first test for the city's long-awaited flood barrier. The tide peaked around four feet, potentially affecting more than one-third of the city, but controversial underwater barriers contained the rising waters, the AP reported.
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As the Gulf states get pummeled by intense hurricanes and California burns in record-breaking wildfires, many in regions like these have contemplated moving to places projected to fare better in the face of the climate crisis. The ability to work from home, indefinitely for some, has also inspired interest in relocation away from expensive cities like San Francisco and New York that are vulnerable to climate disasters, reported SF Gate.
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Greenland Ice Sheet Melting Faster Than at Any Time in Last 12,000 Years, Study Finds
Rising temperatures in the air and the water surrounding Greenland are melting its massive ice sheet at a faster rate than anytime in the last 12 millennia, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
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