Profile picture
Rosanna Xia
@RosannaXia
, 8 tweets, 7 min read Read on Twitter
Check out today's special section (!!!) on sea level rise! The California coast is eroding, beaches vanishing, homes and roads flooded out by water. Our choices are grim, but I studied them all and talked to a bazillion people to see what's at stake latimes.com/projects/la-me…
Everyone I met seemed to acknowledge the problem: The ocean is now rising higher and faster in California, but everything built before we knew better is fixed in place with nowhere to go. Pacific Coast Highway. Dream homes in Malibu. The surfliner... latimes.com/projects/la-me…
…But the “what do we do” part has been paralyzing. I worked with dream team @swetha_kan @TerryCastleman @LATimesGraphics @benmuessig to help translate these difficult choices and tradeoffs into a VIDEO GAME. (The @latimes made a video game!! 😱😱😱) latimes.com/projects/la-me…
You are in charge of this coastal town. Can you save it from the rising sea? Play the @latimes Ocean Game and tell me what you think! Should we be doing more games like this one as a form of explanatory storytelling? latimes.com/projects/la-me…
And @Carolyn_Cole ‘s photos are 👀👀👀 Yes, this exists in California today.... As one coastal official told me: Sea level rise is a crisis happening now, not later
I learned so many fascinating facts while reporting this story on sea level rise. Like how beaches work, where sand comes from, and the histories of so many towns. My editor @benmuessig is the best, and helped me explain everything in the story latimes.com/projects/la-me…
When words failed us, @LoElebee @thomas06037 stepped in with stunning graphics and maps (check out Tom’s slider flood maps in the story! latimes.com/projects/la-me…)
Here’s the link again to today’s story on sea level rise (Huge shoutout to @vnessamartinez and @priyakkumar for the amazing web build!!). Or support print journalism and pick up a copy of the @latimes special section today! latimes.com/projects/la-me…
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Rosanna Xia
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Related threads

Profile picture
Jackie
@risetoflyy
#California #earthquakes hit dead center of the China Lake naval military weapons base. One of the most secretive bases! I’m highly suspicious! Perhaps it was NOT a natural EQ! Something far more nefarious might be going on! Comments from the China Lake FB page!
Check out this article on Tiger Woods regarding his military father and the China Lake naval military CIA weapons base, the epicenter of the #californiaearthquake! He just might be an MKULTRA mind control victim! LINK: mindcontrolblackassassins.com/tag/china-lake…
#californiaearthquakes hit the secretive China Lake military Naval CIA weapons base dead center! There’s more going on than perhaps an #earthquake read about China Lake and it’s sister base! Link: govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2013/11/07/arm…
Read 8 tweets
Profile picture
Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis
@KendraWrites
Sea level rise, a tweet thread.

Nestled in this 🔥 story by @PopovichN and @jswatz on how 2018 was the 4th hottest year on record, which means that the last five years have basically been the hottest years on record is a note about the ice sheets /1
.@flimsin a UK researcher led a study that revisited a terrifying 2016 study which said that by 2100 sea levels could rise as much as 6 feet which is taller than I am. 😳

That study hinged on what happens when an ice shelf collapses. /2

nytimes.com/2016/03/31/sci…
A good example of an ice shelf is Larsen C, an ice shelf 2x the size of luxembourg, broke off capturing much attention a year and a half ago when it broke off and we tracked it in real time. via @popsci popsci.com/watch-larsen-c…
Read 14 tweets
Profile picture
Chris Mooney
@chriscmooney
Today’s Earth looks a lot like it did 115,000 years ago. All we’re missing is massive sea level rise. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
2. Enjoyed spending a lot of time in this story discussing a lot of studies. On how close we are now to the conditions of the Eemian interglacial, circa 115k years ago:
nature.com/articles/s4146…
science.sciencemag.org/content/355/63…
3. And on the big debate over marine ice cliffs and how fast they can collapse and cause mega sea level rise:
nature.com/articles/natur…
nature.com/articles/s4158…
Read 22 tweets
Profile picture
Catherine Wheller
@catinthefield
Today at my first #SciData18 conference with @SpringerNature. Today's themes are:
mentoring open science
+
making data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable throughout the research lifecycle
Data Generalist @becky_boyles

Scientists must store, integrate, analyse, compare + share data sets. Via @TheEconomist, data is the new oil

Or is it the new plastic?

Careful how data used as resource. Closed v shared v open data. Not even 'open data' is truly open #SciData18
Data Generalist @becky_boyles

New model for data -
not sharing data via 'copying' (email, dropbox)
enhanced security where user is both producer and consumer
teams form outside silos
democratic tools for use by non-programmers
integrated data

#SciData18
Read 41 tweets
Profile picture
Synapse Energy
@SynapseEnergy
Today @SynapseEnergy released a new report commissed by @NRDC on the opportunities and challenges for decarbonizing heating in #California buildings. Here is a quick summary thread.
CA's buildings are responsible for 25% of the state's #GHG #emissions and more than half of those already come from combusion furnaces and water heaters.
Switching to efficient electric heat & hot water will have a significant impact on reducing gas use in California buildings. As CA’s electric grid shifts toward clean, #renewable energy sources, #emissions from electric heat will continue to drop.
Read 16 tweets
Profile picture
Ed Hawkins
@ed_hawkins
Today the IPCC released its Special Report on the implications of a global temperature increase of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and whether it is physically possible & feasible to achieve this climate stabilisation. The Summary for Policymakers: report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_…
There are some key messages in the report. Bottom line: there is a substantial reduction in risks when stabilising at 1.5°C compared to 2°C; it is physically possible to achieve this lower stabilisation, but extremely challenging in infrastructure terms.
Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels, with a likely range of 0.8°C to 1.2°C. Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate.
Read 31 tweets

Trending hashtags

#JESUSTAKETHEWHEEL #WTF #Constitution #ambitious #LivePDFans #GoodDay #MAJORLEAD #Bitches #DEW #FactsMatter #week #Fuck #badguy #concern #SoHelpMeGod #epitomy #PD #COVERINGUP #misfits #floridamanchallenge #PISSEDOFF #solar #ParadiseStrong #Azores #LivePDNation
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!