King Tides Worsened by Climate Change Trigger Flooding, Concern in South Florida
At a Glance King tides worsened by climate change are causing more nuisance flooding in parts of Florida. Some residents are seeing flooding even without rain. Officials in Hollywood, Florida, are making efforts to come up with ways to alleviate flooding. Florida’s coastal floodplain area is also expected to expand by 2050. Worsening nuisance flooding from king tides is creating a wave of concern among residents and officials in Florida, where climate change is expected to cause sea levels to...
Large Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctic Glacier, Crumbles Weeks Later, NASA Satellite Images Show
This animated image shows the retreat of an iceberg at the Pine Island Glacier in images taken roughly a month apart, on Sept. 28 and Oct. 23, 2017. (NASA) At a Glance In just a month's time, a West Antarctic iceberg broke free from a glacier and then crumbled.The event was captured by NASA satellites that took pictures. It didn't take long for a gigantic 100-square-mile iceberg to collapse into pieces after it became separated from a key glacier in...