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The West Coast will see an ocean several inches higher in coming decades, with most of California expected to get sea levels a half foot higher by 2030, according to a report released Friday.
The study by the National Research Council gives planners their best look yet at how melting ice sheets and warming oceans associated with climate change will raise sea levels along the country’s Pacific coast…
California to see higher than average sea level rise, Los Angeles Times
Sea levels along the California coast are expected to rise as much as 5 1/2 feet by the end of the century. That’s because much of California is slowly sinking, extending the reach of a sea that is getting hotter and expanding due to global warming…
Prestigious Independent Study Underscores Need to Address Impacts of Sea Level Rise, State Of California, Ocean protection Council
The NRC study, entitled Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future, finds that previous data showing accelerated sea level rise is consistent with their research conclusions.
