NASA: Sea Level Rise Is Going To Get Much Worse
Friday, August 28, 2015 - 12:00
in Earth & Climate
Flooded Streets David Shankbone/Flickr New York City streets after Hurricane Sandy hit the city in 2012. Flooding like this could become more common in the future as sea levels rise. Eleven of the fifteen largest cities in the world are located on the coast. The tenuous barrier between land and sea was a boon for humanity in the past, providing access to ports around the globe, building lifelines of trade between countries, and raising triumphs of steel and concrete high into the air. Now, sea levels are also on the rise, putting millions of people who live in those cities in harm's way. NASA released new estimates this week, finding that sea levels will probably rise about three feet sometime in the not-too-distant future, driven by...