Category Archives: Sea Level Rise

The Trump Organization and its Climate Exposure

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Trump Organization and its Climate Exposure I’m fed up with Trump’s kindergarten climate baiting of Democrats on cold days.  The latest being Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who had the guts to go on schedule announcing her candidacy … Continue reading →

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World, US, and California Flood Maps

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

World, US, and California Flood Maps We use the online Climate Central flood map data at ss2.climatecentral.org to generate flood maps for California, the US, and the World.  In general, we start with the 6 foot flood maps, and go … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Political Niblets

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

New Year’s Political Niblets The only real military action Trump has initiated is to attack air facilities of Syria after they used nerve gas against civilians.  That was actually the only clean air action that Trump has taken.  As far … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 Midterm Election, 2020 Election, Air Quality, CAFE Standards, Coal, Donald Trump, EPA, Fossil Fuel Energy, Houston Flooding, Hurricane Florence, Immigration Policy, Politics, Regulations, Sea Level Rise, Trump's Mental Health, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Climate Action Shorts

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Climate Action Shorts Monday at 4 PM on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter will be the Climate Town Hall on the West Coast, PST.  This will be on C-SPAN2 at 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM PST.  Monday at 6 PM starts … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Fossil Fuel Energy, Global Climate Action Summit, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Renewable Energy, Sea Level Rise, Transportation, Trump on Climate Change, US Climate Mayors | Leave a comment

Summary of US Climate Assessment: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Summary of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II:  Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States.  Americans Respond to the Impacts of Climate Change The climate report is required every four years by Congress, is completed by 13 agencies, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cladding Fires, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Congress, Donald Trump, Economies, Fire Risks, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Sea Level Rise, Trump Administration, Trump on Climate Change, US Climate Mayors | Leave a comment

Sea Level Rise Threats in the US, California, and Florida

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Sea Level Rise Threats to Coastal Property In the US, California, and Florida by Value We summarize the sea level rise threats to coastal property including the number of properties at risk, the property value at risk, the property tax … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Only What Climate Change Will Do to Our City, It’s to Our Whole Network

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

It’s Not Only What Climate Change Will Do To Our City, It’s What It Will Do To Our Whole Network We live in a complex interdependent world, where most of the connections are invisible to us.  Our city does not … Continue reading →

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Trump Visits Two States Which He Will Help Drown

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump has just visited two flooded states, North and South Carolina.  Scientists have just estimated that rainfall had increased by 50% for hurricane Florence due to climate change.  That means 1/3 of the rain that fell was due to climate … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Autos, CAFE Standards, California Smog, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Coal, Coastal Flooding, Donald Trump, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hurricane Florence, Paris Climate Agreement, Regulations, Sea Level Rise, Trump Administration, Trump on Climate Change | Leave a comment

Notes on the Global Climate Action Summit, Day 2

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Notes on the Global Climate Action Summit, Day 2 The YouTube video is at https://youtu.be/en9cDvXWPtw This is a long set of notes, but the video is seven hours long. High-Level Thematic Dialogues The Ocean-Climate Challenge Julie Packard, Executive Director of … Continue reading →

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Building a Trumpian Sea Wall

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Building a Trumpian Sea Wall Trump’s attacks on greenhouse gas regulations will be a major contributor to global warming for the foreseeable future.  This includes stopping improvements in CAFE cleaner car standards.  The EPA is halving the rate of methane … Continue reading →

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