Coastal flooding could save atoll islands from rising seas – but only if their reefs remain healthy

Waves, storms and floods can reshape atoll islands to survive sea-level rise – but their coral reefs need protection.

Paul Simon Kench, Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University • conversation
Sept. 16, 2021 • ~9 min

As coastal flooding worsens, some cities are retreating from the water

Done right, managed retreat redesigns communities to be better for everyone. Here's how it's evolving for the future.

Katharine Mach, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Miami • conversation
July 16, 2021 • ~9 min

High-tide flood risk is accelerating, putting coastal economies at risk

NOAA's 2021 high-tide flooding outlook shows where the risks are highest and growing. Some communities are seeing 20 or more days of flooding a year now.

Renee Collini, Coastal Climate Resilience Specialist, Mississippi State University • conversation
July 14, 2021 • ~7 min

For flood-prone cities, seawalls raise as many questions as they answer

Many coastal US cities are contending with increasingly frequent and severe tidal flooding as sea levels rise. Some are considering building seawalls, but this strategy is not simple or cheap.

Gary Griggs, Director, Institute of Marine Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz • conversation
June 23, 2021 • ~8 min

This supermoon has a twist – expect flooding, but a lunar cycle is masking effects of sea level rise

That doesn't mean sea level rise has stopped – it hasn't. When that lunar cycle starts upward again, it will mean double trouble for places like Miami.

Brian McNoldy, Senior Research Associate, University of Miami • conversation
April 23, 2021 • ~7 min

How many people will migrate due to rising sea levels? Our best guesses aren't good enough

Rising sea levels may trap more people than are displaced.

Shouro Dasgupta, Lecturer in Environmental Economics, Università Ca'Foscari • conversation
Sept. 25, 2020 • ~7 min

'Sea-level rise won't affect my house' – even flood maps don't sway Florida coastal residents

Can maps of people's flooded properties convince them that rising sea level is a threat?

Toby W. Bolsen, Associate Professor, American Politics, Political Science, Georgia State University • conversation
Feb. 7, 2020 • ~7 min

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