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Changing sea levels: The global context and Philippine coastal vulnerability
Low-lying coastal land in Davao are eroding in many places with aquaculture and agriculture, as well as settlements and infrastructure threatened by both the slow sea level rise and major storm events....
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Sea-level rise in the Philippines: ENSO and monsoon influences
Typhoon Muifa and Tropical Storm Nock-ten blew into the Philippines, August 2011. Photo Credits: NOAA (Second of three parts) Wendy Clavano, PhD As the Earth rotates around the sun and energy is moved...
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Effect of rising seas on water levels: Records from Manila and Davao
Photo Credit: ecology.com Wendy Clavano, PhD (Third of three parts) The increasing volume of the world’s ocean has been observed using various measurements that include a global coverage of sea surface...
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Lessons in storm surge and Sandy’s politics
Oyster reefs along New York City’s harbor area were proposed two years ago as one way to naturally cope with storm surges. Photo credit: Kate Orff Pedro Walpole, SJ with scientific contribution from...
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