Thursday, February 23, 2017

Over Time, Nuisance Flooding Can Cost More Than Extreme, Infrequent Events

Long-term impact of climate change on US cities is rising, researchers find

In the past few decades, events such as an especially high tide can result in flooding of coastal regions. (Credit: Jennie Brewton / UCI) Click to Enlarge.
Global climate change is being felt in many coastal communities of the United States, not always in the form of big weather disasters but as a steady drip, drip, drip of nuisance flooding.  These smaller events can actually be more expensive overall, researchers report.

Read more at Over Time, Nuisance Flooding Can Cost More Than Extreme, Infrequent Events

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