NYC can expect more 9-foot floods

Over the late 20th century, human-caused climate change came to dominate sea-level rise.

New York City can expect nine-foot floods, as intense as the one produced by 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, at least three times more frequently over the next century–and possibly as much as 17 times more frequently, say researchers.

Posted by Ken Branson

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