Lise Alves
Lise Alves is a São Paulo, Brazil-based journalist who covers global environmental politics and business for us.
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – Climate change is accelerating sea level rise and threatening infrastructures along the coast. Some of the many structures threatened along the U.S. coastlines are airports, and many are already taking steps...
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – As representatives from nearly 200 countries gather in Madrid, Spain for the United Nation’s COP25, analysts believe that one of the key focuses of the Conference will be the oceans and...
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – For years, satellites in outer space have been gathering information on the earth’s oceans, now U.S. and European entities have announced a joint mission which involves the launching of a new...
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – Coastal communities face many challenges with sea level rise, many of which may be hard to visualize. Now a climate scientist is using virtual reality technology to show these residents what...
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - A seminar named “Flooded Future: Assessing the Implications of New Elevation Data for Coastal Communities” in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, November 20th, discussed the effects of sea level rise on coastal...
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – The United States’ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has postponed its plan to update and extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), dubbed Risk Rating 2.0 to October 1, 2021, so...
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it is teaming up with other public agencies as well as private entities to provide $30 million in new grants to support coastal...
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – Italy's government declared a state of emergency for Venice on Thursday as water levels continue high after Tuesday’s flood which inundated 85 percent of the historic town. Damage costs are estimated...
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – Despite heavy criticism from many coastal towns damaged by floods and sea level rise regarding FEMA’s (Federal Emergency Management Agency) outdated flood maps, the government agency says that the revision of...
By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – A new report by over 11,000 scientists in more than 153 countries states that earth is facing a climate emergency and offers six goals that all humankind must adopt to address...
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