In the 46 sqkm city of Pekalongan, there are dozens of neighbourhoods under threat of becoming one with the sea, with saltwater encroaching inland for up to 1.5km. At the heart of the problem is Pekalongan’s overreliance on groundwater, which is not only extracted for...
Tōrō nagashi ( 灯籠流し or 灯篭流し) is a Japanese ritual usually performed as part of the Festival of the Dead - O-bon (お盆) or Bon - in summer but also in connection to various other important events. In the ceremony people set lit paper...
As extrem weather events in coastal areas intensify and multiply, marine life comes closer to the city. Among the social media posts during hurricane Ian in September/October 2022 posts about marine mammals like sharks or orca whales in the streets were very popular....
I found this image on facebook. It's from the twitter account of @bothcoasts and was posted on October 1st 2022. It was taken in Naples, Florida, USA.Thanks to Princess Brown-Burkert for the lead. Interestingly enough a year later these images were taken in Bremen,...
In his beautifully written account of the 2011 tsunami in Tohoku, northern Japan, and it's aftermath, Richard L. Parry also describes the role of the cult of ancestory in grievance for those who died in the tsunami. Vacant home addresses for example play a recurring...
"Asunder is an art project that responds to a growing interest in the application of AI to critical environmental challenges. [...] It's a fictional 'environmental manager' that proposes and simulates future alterations to the planet to keep it safely within planetary...
https://youtu.be/ohE6ZFPr2W8 Climate adaptation for coastal cities will require altered relationships to the sea and the marine ecosystem. future coastal city communities will live closer to and closer with the sea and it's inhabitants. This will most likely require...
In the greek town Epidavros on the Pelopones a sunken villa is marketed as a toursit attraction of some sorts. Somewehere, down there... thanks to Tanja Krone for the lead and the travel company!
In an effort to protect the city of Alexandria against coastal erosion, the local government plants thousands of concrete tetrapods along the remaining beach. This creates a bizarre, futuristic urban landscpae, unlike anything we know: The images are from a German TV...
While Jakarta has serious evacuation plans, there are apparently also plans to build a new and unique sea wall. Quote from an article from 2016: "The National Capital Integrated Coastal Development consortium will build a new set of barrier islands and a sea wall that...
