US coasts face a crisis as land sinks and seas rise [View all]
A slow-moving crisis of sinking land and rising water is playing out along America's coastline.
In the past 100 years, sea levels have climbed about a foot or more in some U.S. cities – 11 inches in New York and Boston, 12 in Charleston, S.C., 16 in Atlantic City, 18 in Norfolk, Virginia, and 25 in Galveston, Texas, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration..
Seas are forecast to rise from 8 inches to 23 inches along the nation’s coasts by 2050, with the higher increases along the northern Gulf Coast and mid-Atlantic. Every inch of additional water is expected to move farther inland making flood events worse and putting more properties at risk.
Meanwhile, in many coastal areas, the land is sinking, making flooding an even greater issue.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/us-coasts-face-a-crisis-as-land-sinks-and-seas-rise/ar-AA1FqVcE
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