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Paleoclimatology (British spelling, palaeoclimatology) is the scientific study of climate prior to the widespread availability of records of temperature, precipitation, and other instrumental data, using proxy data to study ancient climates.

Paleoclimatologists have used proxy data to learn about Earth's climate history, including evidence of ancient droughts.

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Gentrification is a demographic and economic shift that displaces established working-class communities and communities of color in favor of wealthier newcomers and real estate development companies.

Gentrification is a process of economic displacement whereby areas of lower socioeconomic status get upscaled and changed by wealthier people moving in, increasing the cost of living, and ultimately displacing lower class residents.[1]

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As the climate crisis continues to displace communities globally, a new form of gentrification has been established known as Climate Gentrification.

Climate gentrification is a subset of climate migration, in which certain lower-socioeconomic communities are displaced in place of housing for more wealthy communities.

Unfortunately, climate gentrification is just another act of environmental racism harming lower-income neighborhoods and communities of color.

The typology of areas affected by this phenomenon is typically coastal cities, islands, and other vulnerable areas that are susceptible to rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and other climate-related disasters.

Waterfront properties are now experiencing an increased risk of flooding due to sea level rise, storm surge, heavier precipitation, and stronger hurricane-force winds during landfall.

One example of a community affected by climate gentrification took place in coastal communities in Florida. An article about this states, "Historically, wealthier populations have owned highly desirable waterfront properties and lower income populations have lived on the 'less desirable' land inland and at higher elevation from the coast".[2]

The Catastrophic increase in sea level, already projected to average between 16 and 17 feet around the world, would be almost 21 feet in such places as Washington, D.C., scientists say, putting it largely underwater. Many coastal areas would be devastated. Much of southern Florida would disappear.

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“If global warming some day causes the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to collapse, as many experts believe it could, the resulting sea level rise in much of the United States and other parts of the world would be significantly higher than is currently projected, a new study concludes.”

We aren't suggesting that a collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is imminent said Dr. Peter U. Clark, a professor of Geosciences at Oregon State University.

But these findings do suggest that if you are planning for sea level rise, you had better plan a little higher."

"Climate-scientist- says New Zealand insulated from worst, but warns climate chaos here already."

A senior climate scientist says New Zealand may be relatively insulated from the extremities of future weather changes, but is urging the government to look at its implications, including the possibility of huge immigration numbers.

Victoria University's senior climate scientist, Professor James Renwick, told Afternoons New Zealand's temperate climate meant the country would not be affected as intensely by global warming and associated chaotic weather patterns as other nations, including neighbours Australia.

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Conservation Letters publishes empirical and theoretical research on the conservation of biological diversity. Included are all marine, terrestrial, and freshwater biomes, all ecosystems, and all cultural settings.

Global warming, combined with the silting of the Paraiba River, has contributed to the erosion of Atafona's coast and caused the destruction of 500 houses, including the collapse of a four-story building by the beach. This is one of countless beachside communities losing their battles to the ocean up and down Brazil's 8,500 km of Atlantic coastline. The sea level has risen 13 cm (5 inches) in the region around Atafona in the last 30 years and could rise another 16 cm by 2050, according to the United Nations report "Surging Seas in a Warming World" released last month.

Our open access journal publishes work advancing pragmatic conservation goals as well as scientific understanding. We publish interdisciplinary perspectives across the biological and social sciences to allow us to reach these conservation goals.