Rising Sea Levels Seen as Threat to Coastal U.S.

[Lunican]

Rising Sea Levels Seen as Threat to Coastal U.S.



About 3.7 million Americans live within a few feet of high tide and risk being hit by more frequent coastal flooding in coming decades because of the sea level rise caused by global warming, according to new research.

If the pace of the rise accelerates as much as expected, researchers found, coastal flooding at levels that were once exceedingly rare could become an every-few-years occurrence by the middle of this century.

By far the most vulnerable state is Florida, the new analysis found, with roughly half of the nation’s at-risk population living near the coast on the porous, low-lying limestone shelf that constitutes much of that state. But Louisiana, California, New York and New Jersey are also particularly vulnerable, researchers found, and virtually the entire American coastline is at some degree of risk.

“Sea level rise is like an invisible tsunami, building force while we do almost nothing,” said Benjamin H. Strauss, an author, with other scientists, of two new papers outlining the research. “We have a closing window of time to prevent the worst by preparing for higher seas.”

Full article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/science/earth/study-rising-sea-levels-a-risk-to-coastal-states.html

[Garden guy]

Watched a guy on tv from jax last night that was a rising water due to pole change fanatic...he moved to tenn. I hope ill be dead if this happens...i like living in florida

[twojacks]

not to worry (much)....jacksonville will probably be the new southern miami if sea levels rise 20 ft.  (some) of the city is 40 ft. above sea level.  other parts, obviously, not that much.

[Timkin]

not to worry (much)....jacksonville will probably be the new southern miami if sea levels rise 20 ft.  (some) of the city is 40 ft. above sea level.  other parts, obviously, not that much.

Miami would be the new Atlantis  

[Ocklawaha]

Without the dikes this much of the Nederlandvolgens would be under water! Jacksonville? Somebody get a shovel!

[JeffreyS]

Don't worry Santorum said yesterday that their is no man made climate change. He also added that global warming isn't climate science it's political science. 

Honestly it is getting harder and harder not to be partisan because of this kind of clownish comment.