Study: ‘Sunny day flooding’ worsens at NC beaches — sea rise is decades too soon

This article discusses sea level rise affect on NC beaches.

Living in cities threatened by sea-level rise could be like living near an active volcano, according to NOAA oceanographer William Sweet.

Some parts of the Earth are seeing sea levels rise far beyond average, and it’s just a waiting game before some areas are inundated with sea water, studies show.

The East Coast of the U.S. is experiencing “sunny day flooding” that scientists didn’t expect for decades yet.

Sea levels are rising at a rate of about an inch per year (5 inches from 2011-15) in some areas along the East Coast, from North Carolina to Florida, according to one study — that’s faster than researchers expected.

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