Category Archives: Sea Level Rise

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 →

Posted in Clean Energy, Congress, Donald Trump, Fossil Fuel Energy, Houston Flooding, Humor, Laguna Beach Flood Levels, Sea Level Rise, Summary of Climate Topics for Southern California, Trump on Climate Change, Trump Wall | Leave a comment

Trump’s Sellout of Our Health to Big Coal is Truly Scandalous

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump’s Sellout of Our Health to Big Coal is Truly Scandalous Trump has put forward an energy plan to the remade Environment Destruction Agency that will not only will not slow climate change, but will condemn us to decades more … Continue reading →

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Dear Donald, Please Keep Your Clowns Giuliani and Pruitt in Office. Signed, A Democrat

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Dear Donald, Please Keep Your Clowns Giuliani and Pruitt in Office. Signed, A Democrat Trump’s Lawyer Rudy Giuliani and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt are invaluable clowns who daily embarrass Trump and his administration. They are worth hundreds of millions of … Continue reading →

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Live Action Report of PAC Spending for the CA 48th Congressional District

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

PAC Spending for the CA 48th Congressional District First, my motivational messages for why Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher is no longer representative of the 48th California District.  We start with the rising sea level and its projected damage to Newport … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 California Primary, California Democratic Primary, California Housing Fires, Climate Change, Climate Science, Coastal Flooding, Dana Rohrabacher CA 48th, Fire Risks, Laguna Beach Flood Levels, Sea Level Rise, Summary of Climate Topics for Southern California, Tax Laws, Trump Tax Cuts | Leave a comment

Newport Beach Presentation on Sea Level Rise

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Newport Beach Presentation on Sea Level Rise Newport Beach’s Speakout Newport group held an excellent presentation of the city’s response to sea level rise. The Newport Bay Balboa Island was built on dredged-up sand and confined by metal plates, about … Continue reading →

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Sea Level Rise and Possible Increased Storms in Laguna Beach

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Sea Level Rise and Possible Increased Storms in Laguna Beach Laguna Beach’s attractions have been the beaches, the canyon, the cliffs, the foliage, the artists who have settled here, and the community spirit and involvement. Our climate effects evaluation does … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Climate Science, Coastal Flooding, Dana Rohrabacher CA 48th, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Laguna Beach Energy Savings, Laguna Beach Flood Levels, Offshore Oil Drilling, Sea Level Rise | Leave a comment

Summary of Posts Relevant to Climate Action Plans for Southern California

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Summary of Posts Relevant to Climate Action Plans for Southern California By Dennis Silverman UCI Physics and Astronomy My Blog is at: sites.uci.edu/energyobserver/  The Long-Term Outlook for Climate Sustainability An optimistic long-term outlook to 2100 to help survive the present … Continue reading →

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