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Did you ignore the rest of the link you posted by mistake? > Higher sea levels mean that deadly and destructive storm surges push farther inland than they once
by EdwardDiego 7y ago
Did you ignore the rest of the link you posted by mistake?
> Higher sea levels mean that deadly and destructive storm surges push farther inland than they once did, which also means more frequent nuisance flooding. Disruptive and expensive, nuisance flooding is estimated to be from 300 percent to 900 percent more frequent within U.S. coastal communities than it was just 50 years ago.
The mean sea level rising isn't out-runnable, but the storm events can be.
And also:
> Sea level rise at specific locations may be more or less than the global average due to local factors such as land subsidence from natural processes and withdrawal of groundwater and fossil fuels, changes in regional ocean currents, and whether the land is still rebounding from the compressive weight of Ice Age glaciers.
Again, all from your own link.
- BurningFrog 7y ago> Did you ignore the rest of the link you posted by mistake? No I intentionally read all of it. But you knew that :) > The mean sea level rising isn't out-runnable, but the storm events can be. Some low lying areas should probably be abandoned. My point is just that it happens very slowly, and can be planned for. I also suspect some of that increase is because of bigger populations living near the coast. > Sea level rise at specific locations may be more or less than the global average This is true regardless of climate change. Some land rises, other sink.