[GWSG] FL's reef going; g.w. degrading health; mayors support climate action; SLR accelerating; 6-9m of SLR; oceans warming

[Tilley, Al]

1.  Florida's coral reef off the Keys, the third largest barrier reef in the world, is down to about 10% live coral and suffering regular bleaching events. Since remote reefs are suffering along with those near inhabited coasts, climate change is the indicated cause. Marine biologists are having success in restoring some areas with staghorn coral.   https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/business/environment/florida-reef/?utm_term=.3e173c40f1da



2.  The damages to health from global warming are so widespread as to deserve being brought more prominently to public attention. http://jacksonville.com/opinion/columnists/2017-05-30/guest-column-health-impacts-climate-change-are-serious



3.  The mayors of over 250 US cities have voted to support a goal of 100% clean, renewable municipal electric energy by 2035.  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/26/hundreds-of-us-mayors-vow-not-to-wait-for-trump-on-clean-energy  The NY Times supplies further detail.  More than 300 mayors have signed a separate resolution to observe the Paris agreement.  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/us/mayors-trump-climate-change.html?_r=0



4.  Sea level rise is accelerating.  Melting of ice, particularly in Greenland, is contributing more than thermal expansion, according to a study of rise to 2014.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/06/26/sea-level-rise-isnt-just-happening-its-getting-faster/?utm_term=.9e3146ce0d8d



5.  An interview with Eric Rignot and Peter Sinclair features the rising projections of sea level.  Current estimates are 6-9 meters in as little as 100 years, assuming a temperature rise of 1.5-2C.  https://climatecrocks.com/2017/06/26/real-news-interview-how-high-sea-level-rise/



6.  A new study confirms that the oceans are warming rapidly.  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/jun/26/new-study-confirms-the-oceans-are-warming-rapidly  ?

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