Including 4 closely related terms such as sea levels, sea level, and levels.
… coastal communities and habitats are at particular risk from the acceleration in rising sea levels; in 2019 the Global Mean Sea Level was at the highest ever measured6. As sea levels rise, low lying and coastal areas will be at particular risk. The Local Planning Authorities for Northern Devon have identified the need for formal designation of Coastal Change Management Areas in the developing…
… as another means to mitigate these local impacts. 6 https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/sea-level-rise-7/assessment 7 The Coastal Change Management Area Technical Evidence and maps can be found at www.torridge.gov.uk/ccma https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/sea-level-rise-7/assessment http://www.torridge.gov.uk/ccma 5…
…-for-warmest-year-on-record-nasa-analysis-shows 4 Fig 2 Met office graphic showing UK annual temperature trend – cooler years are blue, warmer years are red. Climate change is having a range of impacts and the term ‘global warming’ does not adequately express the effects – it’s causing more extreme storms, droughts, heat waves, melting ice, ocean acidification and rising sea levels. Our…
… revised Local Plan in recognition of the impacts on our coastline from a range of factors, including climate change. This is underpinned by a detailed research project in partnership with Natural England, the Environment Agency, the Marine Management Organisation and the University of Plymouth. This research uses the latest projections for sea level change, and particularly establishes…