Environmental

NOAA: ‘Nuisance Flooding’ an Increasing Problem as Coastal Sea Levels Rise

Study looks at more than 60 years of coastal water level and local elevation data changes

Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, saw the greatest increase in nuisance flooding in a recent NOAA study. (Credit: With permission from Amy McGovern.)

Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, saw the greatest increase in nuisance flooding in a recent NOAA study. (Credit: With permission from Amy McGovern.)

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014.  Eight of the top 10 U.S. cities that have seen an increase in so-called “nuisance flooding”–which causes such public inconveniences as frequent road closures, overwhelmed storm drains and compromised infrastructure–are on…

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