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A Surge in Sea Level Rise Threatens Southern States
- redstatessk8s 3y ago[flagged]
- lokar 3y agoI wish reporting on climate driven sea level changes would focus on the increase in the yearly max level. This is what most people care about: how much more until I’m getting flooded all the time.
- sillywalk 3y agoLuckily for North Carolina, which in 2012 had the foresight to outlaw planning for this kind of thing, it surely won't affect them one bit. I imagine other states will follow this legislative delusion if they haven't already. "[In 2012] Lawmakers in North Carolina, which has a long Atlantic Ocean coastline and vast areas of low-lying land, voted on Tuesday to ignore studies predicting a rapid rise in sea level due to climate change and postpone planning for the consequences."[0] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-northcarolina/north-carolina-lawmakers-reject-sea-level-rise-predictions-idUSBRE86217I20120703/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-northcarolina/north-c...
- euroderf 3y agoPaging King Canute. King Canute, please come to the courtesy desk.