Veille 2.1

De klimaatverandering vormt een steeds grotere bedreiging voor het vermogen van bossen om CO2 uit de lucht te halen, blijkt uit nieuw Amerikaans onderzoek.

Orkaan Ian, die over Cuba en Florida is getrokken en aan tientallen mensen het leven kostte, kan de Amerikaanse economie 67 miljard dollar kosten. Een groot deel van die schade is niet verzekerd.

Greenland’s vast ice sheet is undergoing a surge in melting, with the amount of ice vanishing in a single day this week enough to cover the whole of Florida in two inches of water, researchers have found.

The shocking collapse of a 12-storey building in the Miami area last week has raised questions as to the role played by the climate crisis, and whether the severe vulnerability of south Florida to the rising seas may lead to the destabilization of further buildings in the future.

Officials prepare to elevate streets despite financial shortfalls, amid recognition that not every home can be save. Long famed for its spectacular fishing, sprawling coral reefs and literary residents such as Ernest Hemingway, the Florida Keys is now acknowledging a previously unthinkable reality: it faces being overwhelmed by the rising seas and not every home can be saved.