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Washington, DC sinking fast, adding to threat of sea-level rise
2015-07-28 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: New research confirms that the land under the Chesapeake Bay is sinking rapidly and projects that Washington, D.C., could drop by six or more inches in the next century--adding to the problems of sea-level rise. This falling land will exacerbate the flooding that the nation's capital faces from rising ocean waters due to a warming climate and melting ice sheets--accelerating the threat to the region's monuments, roads, wildlife refuges, and military installations. For sixty years, tide gauges have...
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