Nuisance flooding to increase as sea-levels rise

It's 1424 EDT as I write and thunder is omnipresent as another round of afternoon thunderstorms gets wound up. I did a 5-mile cycle an hour ago. Here's the latest from NOAA on what we can expect from climate-change-driven sea-level rise.

The Big Melt accelerates

And still, the politicians listen only to what the lobbyists for Big Coal and Big Oil polluters are telling them. Oh, and the campaign contributions from those same people/outfits help keep the status quo alive. What a disaster. Read about the Big Melt here.

Why Miami, Fla., is doomed to drown

Read this piece by Jeff Goodell. Then ponder a bit and ask yourself why our political leadership is clueless and has not done anything but burn more coal.