New research indicates that several coastal cities in the United States are sinking into the ground, exacerbating the risk of flooding due to rising sea levels. The sinking land is causing sea levels to rise faster than expected, putting an additional 518,000 people at risk of significant flooding by 2050. Studies show that 32 coastal cities could face flooding, affecting between 55,000 to 273,000 people and 31,000 to 171,000 properties. The threat of sea-level rise is heightened by ongoing subsidence, with cities on the East and Gulf Coasts particularly at risk.
A considerable amount of land in 32 U.S. coastal cities could be at risk of flooding by 2050 due to subsidence, the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land, according to new research. https://t.co/ijAh8xDdUu
Several major cities along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast are at risk for devastating flooding due to rising waters. https://t.co/hWH6twH3AH https://t.co/WWTpd8xxcO
Several coastal cities around the United States are "disappearing" into the ground, according to new research — which could further exacerbate complications of sea level rise in the near future. Read more: https://t.co/h2j3w6GTWm https://t.co/DTbHH5Zadw
Sea level rise caused by the changing climate is expected to wreak havoc on the nation’s coastal cities, impacts that could be heightened in the years ahead as the cities themselves are sinking, according to a study. https://t.co/V8pa4bYeh5 https://t.co/9swXWATgYh
A new study of sinking and rising land along American coasts offers a more specific understanding of potential flooding in 32 coastal cities. https://t.co/zLV2En21YT
Several coastal cities around the United States are "disappearing" into the ground, according to new research, which could further exacerbate complications of sea level rise in the near future. https://t.co/yYrEcxZHql https://t.co/F95sKNysiC
Previous studies on the threat of sea-level rise to US cities have not properly taken account of ongoing subsidence (many coastal areas are "sinking"). Combine the two & the results are...sobering. https://t.co/LkpjcNwrRh
Where sinking US cities are pushing sea level rise into overdrive https://t.co/ShrE8cuL5x
A new study of sinking and rising land along American coasts offers a more specific understanding of potential flooding in 32 cities. https://t.co/ZNU2vVYeDr
A paper in @Nature suggests that a considerable amount of land in 32 US coastal cities could be at risk of flooding by 2050. The findings indicate that 55,000 to 273,000 people and 31,000 to 171,000 properties may be affected as a result. https://t.co/IfooOvOvQE https://t.co/8Mjyav02Gj
Sea levels are rising faster than expected in coastal US cities because of sinking land, which could lead to an extra 518,000 people being at risk of significant flooding by 2050. https://t.co/mk2h74Fpio
Where sinking cities are pushing sea level rise into overdrive https://t.co/S3fkYfRw4J
Sinking US cities more exposed to rising seas: study https://t.co/azR7k29kqp
Several coastal cities around the United States are "disappearing" into the ground, according to new research — which could further exacerbate complications of sea level rise in the near future. https://t.co/KluKw8Sfz8 https://t.co/Bj5Prfzcfd
This week in Nature: Flood warning - Sinking land and rising sea pose increased threat to US coastal cities Browse the full issue here: https://t.co/4JO7ZItbmY https://t.co/OU1F0rQvLe
Several coastal cities around the U.S. are "disappearing" into the ground, according to new research, which could further exacerbate complications of sea level rise in the near future. https://t.co/zI7j45J5RC