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Sea level rise is speeding up in parts of the United States, with Southeastern and Gulf Coast cities showing the most pronounced acceleration. New data released by William & Mary's Batten School ...
While it is highly unlikely that cities will go underwater in the near future, according to a NOAA oceanographer specialist, any rise that is two feet or more above the average high tide has the ...
A Bay Area representative wants to map rising groundwater, a hidden climate threat for the region that could flood ...
Even if the world sustains today’s level of warming, at 1.2 degrees, it could still trigger rapid ice sheet retreat and catastrophic sea level rise, the scientists found.
Climate Central’s intermediate projected sea-level rise for Broward and Palm Beach counties in the year 2100 is around 3 feet, and slightly higher, at 3.7 feet for Miami-Dade County.
Even if the world sustains today’s level of warming, at 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit), it could still trigger rapid ice sheet retreat and catastrophic sea level rise, the ...
The team uses data going back to 1969, and in 1987, scientists found an acceleration in sea-level rise. Compared to levels in the early 1990s, sea levels in Norfolk could rise 1.64 feet by 2050 ...
San Diego reported the highest rise rate at 2.6 millimeters a year. However, Crescent City actually reported a decrease in rise rate, seeing sea levels decline at a rate of 0.7 millimeters a year.
Port Isabel, meanwhile, recorded a sea level rise rate of 5.2 millimeters a year. All three cities are heavily exposed to the Gulf.