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King Tides: The Coast is Toast

This video dives into the phenomenon of King Tides and how they serve as a vivid indicator of the worsening impacts of climate change on coastlines worldwide. The panel, featuring climate scientists Paul Beckwith and Dr. Peter Carter, explains how King Tides—extremely high tidal events triggered by celestial alignments—are becoming more frequent and severe due to rising sea levels, ocean thermal expansion, and melting glaciers. The conversation highlights how the combination of sea level rise, land subsidence, coastal erosion, and stronger storms is leading to dangerous and increasingly common flooding events in low-lying areas, especially along the U.S. East Coast. This video was recorded on October 15th, 2025, and published on October 20th, 2025, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants. Beyond the science, the panel emphasizes the socioeconomic and environmental consequences of chronic flooding: damage to vital infrastructure, loss of agricultural lands due to saltwater intrusion, the destruction of coastal wetlands and mangroves, and projected demographic shifts as millions are forced to migrate away from vulnerable regions. Both experts underscore that even if humanity reaches net zero emissions, sea level rise will be locked in and continue for centuries due to existing temperature increases. They stress that adaptation strategies, coastal protection measures, and aggressive advocacy for emissions reductions are increasingly urgent. The dialogue concludes with a sobering review of recent climate tipping points—particularly the mass decline of coral reefs—and a call for renewed hope and action. The panel encourages viewers to lobby their governments, support climate organizations, and recognize the interconnectedness of climate threats and solutions worldwide. Their frank discussion of predictable, inevitable changes like King Tides is balanced by a plea for collective determination to defend communities and ecosystems against ongoing and future climate disruption. Links: Support Our Mission https://climateemergencyforum.org/don... King tide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_tide October moon brings higher tides, flood risk to East Coast https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... Hot Water Horror - Marine Heat Waves    • Hot Water Horror - Marine Heatwaves   Climate-Driven Extinction (CEF Video)    • Climate-Driven Extinction   Coastal Flooding (CEF Video)    • Coastal Flooding   A growing global threat: Long-term trends show cropland exposure to flooding on the rise https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Climate Crisis 2024: Breaking Points (CEF Video)    • Climate Crisis 2024: Breaking Points   Coral Reefs - The Ocean's Rain Forests in Decline (CEF Video)    • Coral Reefs - The Ocean's Rain Forests in ...   Regular Panelists: Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa's Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University Herb Simmens - Author, Co-founder of the Healthy Planet Action Coalition (HPAC), Climate Emergency Board Member and former college instructor. Video Production: Charles Gregoire - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader Heidi Brault - Video production and website assistant, Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP30 team lead for the Climate Emergency Forum & COP30 organizer for Facing Future ; BA (Psychology); Climate Reality Leader Our Website: https://climateemergencyforum.org/ Attributions: Background Music: Title: Through the City II Author: Crowander Source: crowander.com Image and Video: https://climateemergencyforum.org/ass...