[LINK] "How coastal real estate is being impacted by climate change"
Over the weekend, the Toronto Star featured Tyler Hamilton's insightful essay, starting from the Carolina coast, to look at the impact of global warming, climate change and sea level rise on vulnerable communities.
The calm ocean view seems to lull Todd Putney into a trance as gentle waves wash over his feet and a rising tide slowly consumes his fold-up chair.
It’s a hypnotizing sight, one of the reasons Putney decided last year to purchase a beachfront property here. Interest rates were low, prices were reasonable. The timing was right.
“I always wanted a beach house,” said Putney. “At my age, I figured I couldn’t find a better opportunity.”
Yet the ocean’s powerful allure masks a reality that has put this tiny coastal community - and others like it around the world - at considerable risk. Accelerated sea-level rise and growing storm intensity, two widely studied effects of climate change, are giving the oceans a powerful edge in the age-old battle against continental shorelines.
The calm ocean view seems to lull Todd Putney into a trance as gentle waves wash over his feet and a rising tide slowly consumes his fold-up chair.
It’s a hypnotizing sight, one of the reasons Putney decided last year to purchase a beachfront property here. Interest rates were low, prices were reasonable. The timing was right.
“I always wanted a beach house,” said Putney. “At my age, I figured I couldn’t find a better opportunity.”
Yet the ocean’s powerful allure masks a reality that has put this tiny coastal community - and others like it around the world - at considerable risk. Accelerated sea-level rise and growing storm intensity, two widely studied effects of climate change, are giving the oceans a powerful edge in the age-old battle against continental shorelines.