We learned last year that many of the effects of climate change are irreversible. Sea levels have been rising at a greater rate year after year, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates they could rise by another meter or more by the end of this century.
As National Geographic showed us in 2013 [ http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/rising-seas/if-ice-melted-map ], sea levels would rise by 216 feet if all the land ice on the planet were to melt. This would dramatically reshape the continents and drown many of the world's major cities.
From WPBT2 and FIU [ http://www.fiu.edu/ ], see how South Florida is fighting against the impact of Sea Level Rise.
Sea Level Rise Impact, an FIU/SJMC series, was developed in conjunction with eyesontherise.org and the 2014-2015 Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education.
Special thanks to: Online News Association John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Robert R. McCormick Foundation Excellence and Ethics in Journalism Foundation Democracy Fund Rita Allen Foundation Changing Seas The CLEO Institute Code for Miami and Hacks/Hackers GIS Center at Florida International University MAST @ FIU South Florida Water Management District WPBT2
This is a simulation video of what our cities today might look like in the future if all the earths arctic ice melts into the oceans. According to scientists around the world, ocean levels would rise up to 60 meters (216 feet) higher then today. This video shows water levels at various stages from 0.5 meters ( 1.5 ft ) all the way to 60 meters ( 216ft ). That way the video shows what earth might look like even if scientist are only partially correct. Even though it will take a lot longer to melt then showed it this simulation, I set the program to the year 2100 to speed up the visual effects.
Programs used to create this video: RockWorks16 Google Maps Cyber Link Power Director 12 Music: Pachabelly - Huma Huma
Thank you for watching and hope you enjoy the time and effort put into this video.
It's time to change something before its too late.
"Merchants of doubt: how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming"
Lecture given in Louvain-la-Neuve by Naomi Oreskes (University of Californa, San Diego) presenting the French edition of her book "Merchants of Doubt".
Chair: Thierry Libaert (LASCO, UCL) Introduction by Jean-Pascal van Ypersele (Earth & Life Institute, UCL) and Jean Hilgers, Chairman of the Board of the University.
Some extraordinary phenomena have taken place in recent times; Hurricane Katrina, the heat wave of 2003, polar bears swimming in search of ice and vast swarms of insects enveloping an African village. But are these isolated incidents or are they omens of a greater global change?
Sir David discovers that the world is warming at an unprecedented rate, and finds out why this is now far beyond any normal allowance for cyclical fluctuation. But are humans to blame? These changes are already in motion whatever we do now, but Sir David believes that we may be able to act to prevent a catastrophe. People around the world are having to adapt their way of life as the climate changes; the Inuit in the Arctic whose hunting is now limited, the Pacific island inhabitants forced to move as their homes disappear beneath the waves, and the Siberian homes slowly sinking into the permafrost. Sir David investigates some of the possible scenarios for the future, including rising sea-levels, insect plagues and an increase in diseases.
On vital issues such as genetically-modified foods and climate change, having correct scientific knowledge is vital for making good public policy. How does philosophy help us understand science? How strong is the scientific consensus about climate change, and the effects our species has on it? Naomi Oreskes, co-author of the award-winning book Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming, has studied the climate change debate as a historian and philosopher, and will explore the above questions, and more. Oreskes courageous work to expose deliberate attempts to sow confusion and doubt about important issues, such as climate change, is not based in rhetoric, as it is with some of the 'merchants of doubt' she writes about, but on looking at science using philosophical techniques.
Miami, New Orleans and New York City completely under water it’s a very real possibility if sea levels continue to rise. In Earth Under Water we’ll see these events unfold as leading experts forecast how mankind will be impacted if global warming continues.
They’ll break down the science behind these predictions and explore ways humanity could adapt, including engineering vast dams near San Francisco, or building floating cities outside of New York.
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