Archive: Science Update: Sea Level Rise – What it is; Why it's such a problem; What we can do about it, April 7, 2022
Every day NOAA scientists, technicians, and engineers work to monitor, understand, and predict environmental threats facing our nation. Among the most serious of these is sea level rise. Rising sea levels are pushing deadly and destructive storm surges farther inland, and creating disruptive and expensive nuisance flooding in many U.S. coastal communities, affecting infrastructure and public patience.
Every day NOAA scientists, technicians, and engineers work to monitor, understand, and predict environmental threats facing our nation. Among the most serious of these is sea level rise. Rising sea levels are pushing deadly and destructive storm surges farther inland, and creating disruptive and expensive nuisance flooding in many U.S. coastal communities, affecting infrastructure and public patience.
Every day NOAA scientists, technicians, and engineers work to monitor, understand, and predict environmental threats facing our nation. Among the most serious of these is sea level rise. Rising sea levels are pushing deadly and destructive storm surges farther inland, and creating disruptive and expensive nuisance flooding in many U.S. coastal communities, affecting infrastructure and public patience.
Every day NOAA scientists, technicians, and engineers work to monitor, understand, and predict environmental threats facing our nation. Among the most serious of these is sea level rise. Rising sea levels are pushing deadly and destructive storm surges farther inland, and creating disruptive and expensive nuisance flooding in many U.S. coastal communities, affecting infrastructure and public patience.