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Sea level rise is worsening Hermine's coastal flooding
Sea level rise is worsening Hermine's coastal flooding
   Post-Tropical Storm Hermine is poised to deliver the Mid-Atlantic states a fierce blow, with days of strong winds, pounding waves and storm surge-related coastal flooding.* Yet while the path of Hermine and height of its surge gets most of the attention, there's a hidden, human-caused and long-term factor at work here too: Sea level rise is making all coastal flooding events in the Mid-Atlantic region more frequent and worse. Globally, sea levels are rising at the fastest rate of any time in at least the past 2,800 years, according to a study published in February. This is due to warming ocean waters, which cause the sea to expand, and the melting of polar ice caps. Read more... More about Weather, Science, Sea Level, Sea Level Rise, and Hermine ??????? ??????: Sea level rise is worsening Hermine's coastal flooding || ??????: rss || ??????: اسم منتداك
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