The real cost of climate change: Rising sea levels could cost the UK and EU economies up to £748 BILLION by 2100, scientists warn
1 year, 2 months ago

The real cost of climate change: Rising sea levels could cost the UK and EU economies up to £748 BILLION by 2100, scientists warn

Daily Mail  

Study reveals the parts of Europe most impacted financially by rising waters It's well known that sea levels are getting higher due to climate change and could result in serious loss of life within this century. It predicts that rising sea levels could cause £748 billion of combined economic losses across the UK and EU by 2100. Interestingly, some regions and countries will actually see an increase in GDP by 2100 Researchers also looked at the regional change in GDP due to the cost of sea level rises, which revealed variation within individual countries. The study focused on Europe, but future studies could assess the economic impact of rising sea levels globally.

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Sea level rise could cost EU and UK nearly £750 billion by 2100, study finds
1 year, 2 months ago

Sea level rise could cost EU and UK nearly £750 billion by 2100, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sea level rise could cost the EU and UK up to 872 billion euro by …

How climate change could cost Germany trillions of euros
2 years ago

How climate change could cost Germany trillions of euros

Firstpost  

Berlin: More frequent extreme weather events as a result of climate change could cost Germany close to €1 trillion by 2050, according to a government-commissioned study published Monday. The consequences of increasing global temperatures, such as severe floods or heat, could cost Europe’s largest economy up to €910 billion in a “strong” scenario without any adaptation measures, according to the …

UK areas that could be plunged underwater by 2100 amid sea level rise
2 years ago

UK areas that could be plunged underwater by 2100 amid sea level rise

Daily Mail  

Huge swathes of Britain's coastline are at risk of being plunged underwater by 2100 amid sea level rises fuelled by climate change, a new study has warned. Warning: Huge swathes of Britain's coastline are at risk of being plunged underwater by 2100 amid sea level rises fuelled by climate change, a new study has warned. This graphic shows the areas …

Climate change could cost Germany 900 billion euros by 2050
2 years ago

Climate change could cost Germany 900 billion euros by 2050

India Today  

With climate change raging across the world and extreme weather events becoming the norm of the day, countries are highly vulnerable to massive financial damage. A study has now revealed that extreme weather events could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros in cumulative economic damage by mid-century. Germany's economy and environment ministries cited the study as showing that extreme …

Britain’s coasts ‘at risk’ as sea levels rise 16.5cm since 1990s
2 years, 8 months ago

Britain’s coasts ‘at risk’ as sea levels rise 16.5cm since 1990s

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sea levels in the UK have risen by around 16.5cm since the 1990s, putting more …

Continued sea level rise ‘irreversible’ for centuries, says landmark UN climate report
3 years, 7 months ago

Continued sea level rise ‘irreversible’ for centuries, says landmark UN climate report

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sea levels will “remain elevated for thousands of years” as a result of ocean warming and melting ice sheets, …

Climate crisis: Relative sea levels rising ‘up to four times faster’ in coastal cities, due to widespread subsidence
4 years ago

Climate crisis: Relative sea levels rising ‘up to four times faster’ in coastal cities, due to widespread subsidence

The Independent  

Amid the worsening climate crisis, sea level rise presents a rapidly growing risk to millions of people living in coastal areas around the world, but new research reveals sinking land in many of the most vulnerable cities is exacerbating the problem. However, the new study reveals that due to subsidence, most coastal populations are exposed to relative sea level rise …

Greenhouse Emissions May Add 40 cm Sea Level Rise by 2100, Warn Expert
4 years, 6 months ago

Greenhouse Emissions May Add 40 cm Sea Level Rise by 2100, Warn Expert

News 18  

Sustained greenhouse gas emissions could see global sea levels rise nearly 40 centimetres this century as ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland continue to melt, a major international study concluded Thursday. The gigantic ice caps contain enough frozen water to lift oceans 65 metres, and researchers are increasingly concerned that their melt rates are tracking the UN’s worst case scenarios …

Greenhouse gas emissions can lead to sea level rise of 40 cm by the end of this century
4 years, 6 months ago

Greenhouse gas emissions can lead to sea level rise of 40 cm by the end of this century

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Even in the lower emissions scenario, the Greenland sheet would raise oceans by around three cm by 2100 — beyond what is already destined to melt due to the additional 1C of warming humans have caused in the industrial age. Sustained greenhouse gas emissions could see global sea levels rise nearly 40 centimetres this century as ice sheets in Antarctica …

Earth's Ice Sheets Track the Worst-case Climate Scenarios for Sea-level Rise in Future
4 years, 6 months ago

Earth's Ice Sheets Track the Worst-case Climate Scenarios for Sea-level Rise in Future

News 18  

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which hold enough frozen water to lift oceans 65 metres, are tracking the UN’s worst-case scenarios for sea level rise, researchers have said, highlighting flaws in current climate change models. “If we underestimate future sea level rise, then these measures may be inadequate and leave coastal communities vulnerable.” Ice sheet losses at the upper …

Coastal flooding from rising sea-levels could wipe one-fifth of global GDP by 2100
4 years, 7 months ago

Coastal flooding from rising sea-levels could wipe one-fifth of global GDP by 2100

The Independent  

Coastal flooding is projected to increase by 50 per cent by the end of the century, according to a new study, with hundreds of millions of people in the path of deluges and trillions of dollars of infrastructure at risk. The research, published on Thursday in Scientific Reports, forecasts that if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and flood defences …

Climate crisis: Plan to dam entire North Sea could protect millions from rising oceans
5 years, 1 month ago

Climate crisis: Plan to dam entire North Sea could protect millions from rising oceans

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The Northern European Enclosure Dam would mean a 100-mile dam between Cornwall and Brittany and …

Sea levels rising higher than expected, says UN varsity
5 years, 3 months ago

Sea levels rising higher than expected, says UN varsity

The Quint  

Madrid, Dec 6 Sea levels are rising faster and higher than previously expected. Long-term sea level rise will vary greatly depending on emissions, but could reach nearly four meters by 2300 if emissions are not reduced, experts with the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security said on Friday. Even in a wonderful, but completely unrealistic zero emission …

Climate change could directly cost the world economy $7.9 trillion by 2050
5 years, 4 months ago

Climate change could directly cost the world economy $7.9 trillion by 2050

Live Mint  

Climate change could directly cost the world economy $7.9 trillion by mid-century as increased drought, flooding and crop failures hamper growth and threaten infrastructure, new analysis showed Wednesday. "Richer nations are really able to be more resilient towards the impacts of climate change, so this really threatens growth trajectories of the developing world as they try to catch up with …

Slash emissions or watch cities vanish under rising seas: UN climate report
5 years, 6 months ago

Slash emissions or watch cities vanish under rising seas: UN climate report

The Hindu  

Scientists behind a landmark study of the links between oceans, glaciers, ice caps and the climate delivered a stark warning to the world on Wednesday: slash emissions or watch cities vanish under rising seas, rivers run dry and marine life collapse. Following a subsequent report published last month on land use and farming, the IPCC Special Report on the Oceans …

Sea levels could rise by a metre by end of the century, latest major UN report says
5 years, 6 months ago

Sea levels could rise by a metre by end of the century, latest major UN report says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sea levels could rise by a metre by 2100, according to the latest landmark UN …

Global sea levels could rise far more than predicted
5 years, 10 months ago

Global sea levels could rise far more than predicted

Al Jazeera  

Researchers say two-metre sea level rise is possible if global temperatures warm by five degrees Celsius by 2100. Global sea levels could rise by two metres and displace tens of millions of people by the end of the century if greenhouse emissions remain unchecked, according to a new study. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said its 2013 Fifth …

Global sea levels may rise more than two metres by 2100
5 years, 10 months ago

Global sea levels may rise more than two metres by 2100

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Global sea levels could rise by more than two metres by the end of this …

Protections for England’s coastal communities ‘not fit for purpose’ as sea levels rise, say government climate advisers
6 years, 5 months ago

Protections for England’s coastal communities ‘not fit for purpose’ as sea levels rise, say government climate advisers

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Around 1.2 million homes will be at significant risk of flooding and 100,000 properties will face coastal erosion by …

London under threat of 'sinking' as global warming makes sea levels rise, new report finds
6 years, 5 months ago

London under threat of 'sinking' as global warming makes sea levels rise, new report finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An analysis released by Christian Aid as nations meet in Korea to finalise a major UN climate change report …

SEA LEVELS COULD RISE BY UP TO 4 FEET BY THE YEAR 2300
6 years, 8 months ago

SEA LEVELS COULD RISE BY UP TO 4 FEET BY THE YEAR 2300

Daily Mail  

None of the nearly 200 governments to sign the Paris Accords are on track to meet its pledges. The Greenland ice sheet, the planet's second largest, is close to tipping into 'accelerated melting' and could raise sea levels by 23 FEET,. Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom UP - and is now the largest single contributor to global …

Sea levels could rise an extra 60cm if emission reductions are delayed until 2035, study finds
7 years, 1 month ago

Sea levels could rise an extra 60cm if emission reductions are delayed until 2035, study finds

ABC  

Global sea levels will continue to rise until at least 2300 regardless of how much we reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research published today. Key points: Sea levels are projected to rise between 0.7 and 1.2m above 2000 levels by 2300 Delaying peak emissions between 2020-2035 results in 20cm rise for each 5-year period missed A 2C …

Global sea level to rise by up to 1.2 metres despite Paris agreement, say scientists
7 years, 1 month ago

Global sea level to rise by up to 1.2 metres despite Paris agreement, say scientists

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Global sea levels are set to rise dramatically, threatening the homes of some 100 million …

2020 is the deadline to avert climate catastrophe
7 years, 8 months ago

2020 is the deadline to avert climate catastrophe

Daily Mail  

A world that heats up beyond that threshold will face a crescendo of devastating impacts ranging from deadly heatwaves to mass migration caused by rising seas, the experts warned in a commentary published in the science journal Nature. 'There is a long way to go to decarbonise the world economy,' according to a new commentary signed by former UN climate …

Rising sea levels could mean twice as much flood risk in Los Angeles and other coastal cities
7 years, 10 months ago

Rising sea levels could mean twice as much flood risk in Los Angeles and other coastal cities

LA Times  

The effects of rising oceans on coastal flooding may be even worse than we thought. “Most of these tide gauges are within harbors or in protected areas, so they don’t record any water level associated with waves,” said Sean Vitousek, a coastal scientist at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “You’ll still see impacts at higher latitudes — the California …

Millions of Europeans face being flooded out of their homes every year as sea levels rise
8 years ago

Millions of Europeans face being flooded out of their homes every year as sea levels rise

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers found that rising sea levels could lead to floods that currently only happen about once a century taking …

As sea levels rise, economic damage piles up even faster
9 years ago

As sea levels rise, economic damage piles up even faster

Live Mint  

Oslo: As sea levels rise, threatening cities from New York to Shanghai, the economic damage will increase even faster, scientists said on Monday. “The damage from sea level rise rises faster than sea level rise itself,” co-author Juergen Kropp, part of a team at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, told Reuters of the findings. For the Danish capital …

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