As permafrost thaws across the Arctic, NREL’s Alaska Campus is working with communities and tribes to design adjustable, moveable foundations that can adapt–everything from elevating homes off the ground to installing jacks and skis underneath homes to make them easy to level. https://bit.ly/3KUiD5f
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Recently, there has been a call for large-scale restoration programs to be implemented throughout south Florida. The rationale behind this has not been science based, but has been founded on a lot of hype and rhetoric. In fact, there are calls for south Florida to become the first “climate ready - tech hub” using coral restoration as the centerpiece of that program. There have also been calls to scale-up coral restoration projects throughout the region from tens of thousands to millions of corals. While there is great optimism in these words, none of it is backed by restoration science or field success. Just think of the cost to implement restoration programs at scales that are orders of magnitude greater than anything that’s been performed to date. That doesn’t mean we need to stop trying. In fact, it’s time to re-double our efforts and figure out what works and why? And maybe more importantly, figure out what the problems are because we will learn more from our failures than our successes. The attached manuscript shows the abysmal failure of recent restoration programs throughout the Florida Keys with most corals dying only two years after outplanting. Similar results were shown in a paper by Ware et al. just a few years ago. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and get to work
Restoration success limited by poor long‐term survival after 9 years of Acropora cervicornis outplanting in the upper Florida Keys, United States
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By combining basic scientific research and applied coastal management techniques with policy actions by decision makers, coral reef scientists show that coral reefs should be considered infrastructure and therefor eligible for infrastructure funding. This effort was successful because a multidisciplinary team built a solid foundation of science, directly engaged with stakeholders, and committed to novel approaches to coral reef conservation avenues. The culmination of this research and efforts of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force working group is a national resolution that designates U.S. coral reefs as national, natural infrastructure.
Coral Reefs Recognized as National Natural Infrastructure
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This should be the focus or high priority of #puertorico's coastal management initiatives, not stifling growth thru unfocused, overly broad, confiscatory coastal land use restrictions.
By combining basic scientific research and applied coastal management techniques with policy actions by decision makers, coral reef scientists show that coral reefs should be considered infrastructure and therefor eligible for infrastructure funding. This effort was successful because a multidisciplinary team built a solid foundation of science, directly engaged with stakeholders, and committed to novel approaches to coral reef conservation avenues. The culmination of this research and efforts of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force working group is a national resolution that designates U.S. coral reefs as national, natural infrastructure.
Coral Reefs Recognized as National Natural Infrastructure
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Electrification is happening at an exciting level. Cars will all be electric within the next decade and now it’s exciting to see the shift to other modes of transportation and making traditional industries carbon neutral.
I am excited to share a new report by Oceans North that charts a course towards an electric future for Nova Scotia's iconic lobster fishery. Our research found the majority of lobster boats fish within 20 kilometres of their home wharf—well within the range of battery-electric systems. The adoption of electric propulsion systems would help Canada to achieve its emission reduction potential and provide real-world benefits for fishers through reduced operating costs and a cleaner, pollution-free work environment. Getting to zero emissions won’t be possible without government support. The report includes specific advice for policymakers to lower up-front costs and tip the scales on widespread adoption of battery-electric technology and infrastructure. A special shout-out to Allswater, Rimot, Net Zero Atlantic, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Community College - NSCC, Kempy Energetics, Redrock Power Systems, Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association, and Membertou First Nation for their input and expertise! We are grateful for the support from RBC, Google and ClimateWorks Foundation. #marinedecarbonizaiton #cleanenergy #electrifyeverything
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Opportunities for new land and real estate development deals for Bill Gates, Mark Carney, Mike Bloomberg, and Antonio Gueterres? :-) Flooding takes place not only due to sea level increase but due to inadequate drainage, blocking and diversion of streams and rivers, and bad housing or habitat design. This is a question of urban governance, not goddamn decarabonization of the energy sector.
Twice as Much Land in Developing Nations Will be Swamped by Rising Seas than Previously Projected, New Research Shows - Inside Climate News
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November 2, 2023 - By University of Massachusetts Amherst - "Working closely with local conservation group, researchers develop new model to predict #climatechange driven #saltwaterintrusion that is transferable to other vulnerable #coastalcommunities --- As the world warms and ice sheets melt, the ocean continually rises. The greater Boston area can expect to see between one and six feet of sea level rise by 2100, according to recent estimates (https://lnkd.in/eUuGPU3Z). To find out what this rise might mean for #freshwater supplies, a team of hydrogeologists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, led by David Boutt, professor of Earth, geographic and climate sciences, partnered with the Southeastern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance (SEMPBA) and 13 other grassroots environmental organizations to develop an innovative new model that can not only predict saltwater intrusion over the next 75 years, but also pinpoint the main sources of salt contamination today—#roadsalt and #humandevelopment. The team released the results of their study (https://lnkd.in/eyef2g86) in the recent report, Saltwater Intrusion #VulnerabilityAssessment in Plymouth, MA. “For many years now, I’ve been working with citizen stakeholders in the southeastern corner of Massachusetts,” says Boutt, “and in 2021, the Pine Barrens Alliance, an environmental group interested in preserving the area’s unique environmental character, approached me with an idea for a project to help assess how communities along the coast could best prepare for climate change.” Boutt and his colleagues, including recent UMass graduate and research assistant Alexander Kirshen, undergraduates Rachel King, graduate students Daniel Corkran and Carly Lombardo and postdoctoral researcher Brendan Moran, jumped at the opportunity to apply their academic research to an urgent, real-world problem close to home. Plymouth sits on top of a freshwater aquifer—the town’s sole source of water. Because #Plymouth extends to the ocean’s edge, it is extremely susceptible to rising sea levels. For their study, Boutt, Kirshen and colleagues peeked underground to see what was happening. #Groundwater, flowing beneath the surface of the land, and the ocean’s water, which, likewise, flows subterraneanly, push against each other and reach an equilibrium state. A well sunk on the freshwater side will flow with sweet water, but one that drills down into the brackish meeting point between fresh and salt will come up briny. As the oceans rise, that sub-surface saltwater pushes farther inland, and wells that have delivered pure water for generations can suddenly turn salty. Next, Boutt and Kirshen adopted an existing U.S. Geological Survey #hydrogeologicalmodel, which only focused on the onshore half of the hydrogeology equation, by extending its reach 5 kilometers offshore. The model includes ponds, streams, terrestrial recharge—or the rate and amount of precipitation that seeps down into the aquifer..." Continue reading
UMass Hydrogeologists Develop Innovative Way to Predict Saltwater Intrusion into Groundwater Using Plymouth, Mass. as Test Case | UMass Amherst
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This article from Bay Nature Institute dives into horizontal levees, a nature-based coastal adaptation strategy gaining increased attention in California, especially in the Bay Area. We examined the evidence for both environmental and socioeconomic services provided by horizontal levees as an emblematic living shoreline in our "Towards More Equitable Nature-Based Coastal Adaptation" project. (See Table 2, p.14-15 at link below)." https://lnkd.in/gSMTdQmm https://lnkd.in/gxKRiRdN #science #naturebasedsolution #coastaladaptation #climate
Horizontal Levees On The Rise - Bay Nature
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A pioneering research project that aims to strengthen the resilience of sea walls to increased coastal flooding has been launched by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland and Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Around 148 million people worldwide are exposed to coastal flooding events, which are predicted to surge in frequency and severity in the coming decades as climate change drives sea levels higher. The research being conducted by Heriot-Watt and Virginia Tech will investigate how the soil behind sea walls is impacted by repeated wetting and drying cycles over time from waves overtopping the sea walls. It’s hoped this will highlight areas where the design and resilience of sea walls could be strengthened. Dr Melis Sutman, an Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering at Heriot-Watt's School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, said: “The sea level around the UK has already risen by around 1.5 millimetres a year on average from the start of the 20th century. And even in the best case climate change scenario, the sea level will continue to rise. So our coastal defence structures will be of paramount importance to defend our shorelines – not only for the UK, but also for the United States on the other side of the Atlantic.” More here: https://lnkd.in/ep_35gc4 #SustainableHWU #coastalflooding #ClimateAction Sherif Abdelaziz
Sea wall project launched by Heriot-Watt University and Virginia Tech in transatlantic collaboration
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