Friday, March 08, 2024

"Subsidence"!-----SINKING land increases risk for thousands of coastal residents by 2050 | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech

Study: Sinking land increases risk for thousands of coastal residents by 2050 | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech
"One in 50 people living in two dozen coastal cities in the United States could experience significant flooding by 2050, according to Virginia Tech-led research.
"Published in Nature, the study combines satellite-obtained easurements of sinking land, also known as subsidence, with sea-level rise projections and tide charts to provide a new comprehensive look at the potential for flooding in a combined 32 cities along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts...


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