Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Has Flooding From High Tides Doubled?

The frequency of coastal flooding from high tides has doubled in the US in just 30 years, with communities near shorelines warned that the next two years are set to be punctuated by particularly severe inundations, as ocean levels continue to rise amid serious global climate change concerns.

A firefighter wades through waters from Boston Harbor, which flooded onto Long Wharf on 4 January 2018.

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