Coastal erosion is unstoppable – so how do we live with it?

Moving entire communities threatened by rising seas isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds.

Robert James Nicholls, Professor of Climate Adaptation, University of East Anglia • conversation
Oct. 12, 2022 • ~7 min

What causes a tsunami? An ocean scientist explains the physics of these destructive waves

Tsunamis aren’t just bigger-than-average waves. Triggered by undersea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions like the one in Tonga, they are fast, massive and potentially destructive. Here’s why.

Sally Warner, Assistant Professor of Climate Science, Brandeis University • conversation
Jan. 19, 2022 • ~8 min

Climate change is already disrupting US forests and coasts – here's what we're seeing at 5 long-term research sites

This kind of research, with consistent data collection at the same locations over time, helps support global understanding of climate change.

Peter Mark Groffman, Professor, CUNY Graduate Center • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~10 min

Half of world's sandy beaches could disappear due to sea level rise by 2100

Sandy beaches are densely populated and occupy more than one third of the global coastline.

Abiy S. Kebede, Lecturer in Flood and Coastal Engineering, Brunel University London • conversation
March 2, 2020 • ~7 min

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