adaptation Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:20:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Climate Change: Lack of Action Costs Up to 10x More Than Adaptation https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-lack-action-costs-10x-higher-adaptation-20170915/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-lack-action-costs-10x-higher-adaptation-20170915/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:17:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64323 A study supported by Sao Paulo Research Foundation forecasts that by 2100, the sea level at coastal city Santos, where Latin America’s biggest harbor is found, may become 45 cm higher, resulting to more frequent storm surges. Moreover, its tides will have greater peaks, implying a higher probability of floods and erosion. a separate study […]

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