Netherlands Builds Defenses Against Sea Level Rise

By Stas Margaronis The Netherlands has taken the lead  in building dikes and sea gates to protect the country from the rise in sea level. Beginning after catastrophic floods in 1953, the Netherlands embarked on a series of projects in the southwest part of the country...

SEA LEVEL RISE THREATENS $1 TRILLION U.S. REAL ESTATE LOSS

 “Pathways limiting global warming to 1.5°C …. would require rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems…. These systems transitions are unprecedented in terms of scale.…”[1]...