Rising Seas Along the East Coast

Forbes: If you live close to the water on the East Coast of the United States, you might want to take a step or two back. Sea levels are rising around the world due to global warming. But according to a new study in Nature Climate Change, along the heavily-populated coastline from North Carolina to Massachusetts, they're rising much faster than anywhere else: U.S. Geological Survey scientists call the 600-mile swath a "hot spot" for climbing sea levels caused by global warming. Along the region, the...

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