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A motorist drives through “nuisance flooding” in Charleston, SC, Oct. 1, 2015. AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton

An X‑factor in coastal flooding: Natural climate patterns create hot spots of rapid sea level rise

Arnoldo Valle-Levinson, University of Florida and Andrea Dutton, University of Florida

Climate change is raising global sea levels. Now research shows that ‘hot spots’ where seas rise another 4 to 5 inches in five years can occur along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, further magnifying floods.

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  1. Atlantic Ocean
  2. Climate change
  3. Environment
  4. Global warming
  5. Hurricanes
  6. Louisiana
  7. North Atlantic
  8. Sea level rise
  9. Texas
  10. Tides

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