What drives sea level rise? US report warns of 1-foot rise within three decades and more frequent flooding
- Written by Jianjun Yin, Associate Professor of Geoscience, University of Arizona
Tidal flooding is creeping farther into coastal towns like Alexandria, Virginia.Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesSea levels are rising, and that will bring profound flood risks to large parts of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts over the next three decades.
A new report led by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...