Elevating historic homes - to protect them from sea level rise
“What they don’t want is a peninsula filled with homes on stilts.” It is no secret that the current federal government in the United States
UPDATE: Canaries in the coal mine—cultural heritage and climate change
Keeping History Above Water—"the increasing and varied risks posed by sea level rise to historic coastal communities, their built envir
“Before it is swallowed by the sea”—erosion may destroy coastal sites before rising seas do
“But after enduring for millennia, these archaeological sites – along with many others from Easter Island to Jamestown – are facing an...
Canaries in the coal mine—cultural heritage and climate change
Keeping History Above Water—"the increasing and varied risks posed by sea level rise to historic coastal communities, their built...
Recreating the wilderness—climate change challenges management of National Parks
When Central Park was created in New York City in 1857, the parks landscape designers—Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux—chose the...
“The shock of a double whammy”—are Hurricanes Matthew and Irma the new normal for St. Augustine?
St. Augustine, Florida, is known as the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the continental United States. Situated on...
Permafrost is no longer permanent—“Even here in sub-Arctic Alaska the rate of warming is high.”
The US federal government is the largest landowner in Alaska, controlling some 60% of the total land area, or 220 million acres of land....
Charleston’s last stand? Daily flooding predicted by the year 2100
The sea that made Charleston such an important economic and historic force in US history may cause its demise as well. Charles Town was...
Does Bronze Age lunch equal...brunch? “Glacial archaeology” produces unique, well-preserved finds
One of the most visible physical effects of the global warming is glacial melting across the planet. While one of the most significant...
How to hide melting glaciers? US Interior Department gives it a try.
Glacier National Park, located in Montana on the United States’ border with Canada, is a fitting focal point for public campaigns...
