Climate Adaptation: Rising Tides in Coastal Cities
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Sea Level Rise Is Not Like a Bath Top Rising Everywhere the Same
Global sea levels are predicted to rise at least one to three feet by 21 hundred. By the end of the century, sea level rise could endanger or displace 410 million people from their homes. At low sea level, you need a very strong storm to reach a certain height. But as sea level rises, you need ever smaller storms to reach the same point. That means the same place floods ever more frequently.
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