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Scientists say New York City already faces much worse flood risks due to rising seas
2015-09-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: In a new study, scientists say that the risk of major hurricane or storm-driven flooding in New York City is already considerably higher than it was 1,000 or even 100 years ago, thanks both to a considerable rise in sea level, but also, they say, to changes in the nature of storms. We see more intense storms with a greater ability to produce high storm surges at The Battery in NYC during the anthropogenic era than during the pre-anthropogenic era, the researchers write. The paper, just out...
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