Sea levels along the U.S. Gulf coast have risen at twice the global rate during the past 14 years, with more dangerous rain-driven and flash floods reported within 10 miles of the coast in the region. That means some storms can now create epic floods.
Alabama and the U.S. Gulf Coast region have seen a sudden burst of sea level rise, spurring flooding in low areas exacerbated by rainfall and high tides.
I'm sure it's just weird phrasing here, but how exactly does the ocean, on a quasi-spherical body, rise at measurably different rates in different spots of the planet ...
Michael Mann "told ya"
This is why I'm not moving back to Houston. That problem was bad enough in the 2000sThis is why I'm not moving back to Houston. That problem was bad enough in the 2000s