Sea levels could rise so much this century that they’ll unleash 25 times the amount of destructive floods – Business Insider
Article Synopsis – A new report released by NOAA reviews recent scientific literature on the “worst case” sea level projections and how much ice in Greenland and Antarctica could melt. Recent studies on Antarctic ice-sheet stability show that such worse case scenarios might be more likely than first thought. The report found that by the year 2100, sea levels in the U.S. could rise by 8 feet. When you consider about 6 million Americans live within 6 feet of sea level, the impacts start to become more clear. The report also found that at just over a foot of sea level rise, most coastal U.S. cities could see a 25-fold increase in disruptive and damaging floods as early as 2030. This would mean a bad flood that normally happens once in five years would happen 5 times every year. To read the actual article click here.