Category Archives: Sea Level Rise

The Silencing Science Tracker in December, 2019

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Happy Holidays.  It’s time to update the Silencing Science Tracker.  This just lists news articles that refer to silencing science, or attempting to silence science, in various bills, agencies, schools, or research.  It starts with the beginning of the Trump … Continue reading →

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Flooding Will Affect 300 Million by 2050

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

A new study by Climate Central called Flooded Future shows that 300 million people will be affected by sea level rise flooding once yearly by 2050.  This is almost four times as much as was estimated from previous satellite data, … Continue reading →

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My Articles on Sea Level Rise

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

My Articles on Sea Level Rise. My article on sea level rise in Laguna Beach was cited in a very thorough article on sea level rise in Orange County in the OC Weekly, by Anthony Pignataro, on August 1, 2019.  … Continue reading →

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Climate Discussions at CA State Senator John Moorlach’s Sacramento Office

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Climate Discussions at CA State Senator John Moorlach’s, CA 37th District, Office in Sacramento Joan and I had a very pleasant conversation in State Senator John Moorlach’s office about climate matters, with his environmental assistant Megan A. DeSousa.  She is … Continue reading →

Posted in Affairs of State, California Flood Maps, California Housing Fires, Carbon Tax, Climate Change, Climate Science, Coastal Flooding, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Sea Level Rise | Leave a comment

Is the US Really the Strongest That It Has Ever Been?

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Is the US Really the Strongest That It Has Ever Been? Well,Trump has pumped up the military budget for the last two budgets.  And the weapons systems have been progressed.  But the military is only one of many technological, environmental, … Continue reading →

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US Military Bases to Be Affected by Climate Change

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The American Security Project at americansecurityproject.org had constructed a map in 2017 of major US military bases that will be affected by climate change.  We took pictures of the location of the bases on the map with their description and … Continue reading →

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Fifteen Republican States Will Suffer the Most Climate Change in This Century

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Fifteen Republican States Will Suffer the Most Climate Change in This Century This has one exception, of the inclusion of the Democratic state of Hawaii. A study by the Brookings Institute Metropolitan Policy Program shows in the figure below that … Continue reading →

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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 →

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