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Living in a NYC neighborhood that floods, rain or shine

As high tide floods increase in some areas of New York City, its residents are asking themselves: When does a place become unlivable?
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Rising seas are causing 'sunny day flooding' on Maine's coast

A high tide Tuesday was an opportunity to witness the changes that are coming to Maine’s coast as the sea level rises.

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Coastal sea levels in U.S. to rise a foot by 2050, study confirms

Coastal sea levels in U.S. to rise a foot by 2050, study confirms

More precise measurements indicate that the increase will happen “no matter what we do about emissions.”
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Sunny-day flooding is about to become more than a nuisance

Sea level rise will soon combine with a host of other environmental factors to produce dozens of floods each fall in US coastal cities.
These maps show coastal flooding scenarios through 2100

These maps show coastal flooding scenarios through 2100

By 2050, some coastal cities could have flooding every day of the year.
Amid rising seas, ‘dry’ resort is wetter than it likes

Amid rising seas, ‘dry’ resort is wetter than it likes

The impacts of rising sea levels can be clearly seen in Ocean City, New Jersey, a family resort town spending tens of millions of dollars to deal with flooding.

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