In the South, Sea Level Rise Accelerates at Some of the Most Extreme Rates on Earth – Inside Climate News
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The surge is startling scientists, amplifying impacts such as hurricane storm surges and nuisance flooding and testing mitigation measures like the Resilient Florida program…
Mangrove Trees Are on the Move, Taking the Tropics with Them – Scientific American
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As the climate warms, mangroves are migrating farther poleward, transforming the coast as they go…
Where Seas are Rising at Alarming Speed – the Washington Post
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One of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth is besieging the American South, forcing a reckoning for coastal communities across eight U.S. states…At more than a dozen tide gauges spanning from Texas to North Carolina, sea levels are at least 6 inches higher than they were in 2010 — a change similar to what occurred over the previous five decades…