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Strong El Niño could bring increased sea levels, storm surges to U.S. East Coast

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2011.  Coastal communities along the U.S. East Coast may be at risk to higher sea levels accompanied by more destructive storm surges in future El Niño years, according to a new study by NOAA. The study was prompted by an unusual number of destructive storm surges along the East Coast during the 2009-2010 El Niño winter.

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The study, led by Bill Sweet, Ph.D. from NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services,…

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