‘Nuisance flooding’ an increasing problem as coastal sea levels rise
Posted by Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily on 28 July, 2014
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Eight of the top 10 US cities that have seen an increase in so-called 'nuisance flooding' -- which causes such public inconveniences as frequent road closures, overwhelmed storm drains and compromised infrastructure -- are on the East Coast, according to a new technical report. This nuisance flooding, caused by rising sea levels, has increased on all three US coasts, between 300 and 925 percent since the 1960s....