Enlarge (credit: NOAA) The United States is rich enough, industrialized enough, and far enough from the tropics that the rising temperatures of our changing climate aren't going to make any place uninhabitable. But a side effect of those rising temperatures—rising oceans—most certainly will. Already, an ever-growing list of places is facing what's called "nuisance flooding," in which even a high tide can leave streets underwater.
As Sea Levels Rise, Little Of The United States Will Be Unaffected
John Timmer, Ars Technica
Sun, 01/26/2020 - 7:00am
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