3 ms·

ok 30 cm is a lot. one thing that I don't fully understand yet: there were always storm surges above 2m (?) how come that 50cm sea-rise without any storm surge

• mikeash 8y ago
  An extreme event that happened once every few years (or decades) might be tolerable, and become a vastly larger problem if it starts happening once a month instead. New York recovered from Sandy, but the city would need massive changes if that water level became routine.
• astrodust 8y ago
  Having a higher base-line sea level is never going to help with flooding. Remember a component of the rise is that the water is warmer, and warmer water takes up slightly more space, but the real problem is that the increased temperature makes storms more aggressive and from there increases storm surge.