D.C. has passed sea level rise 'tipping point,' more cities to follow: study

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D.C. has passed sea level rise 'tipping point,' more cities to follow: study

By Andrew Freedman

SAN FRANCISCO — Major U.S. coastal cities, including Washington, D.C. and Wilmington, North Carolina, have already slipped past a sea level rise-related “tipping point,” and into a new era of increasingly common and damaging coastal flooding events, a new study found.

more... http://mashable.com/2014/12/20/washington-dc-sea-level-rise/

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[Que]

If only DC had been built 1/2 an inch higher out of the marshland!

 

[Busybody]

D.C. has passed sea level rise 'tipping point,' more cities to follow: study

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BS~

 

[Boxlicker101]

Do you really mean to say that some cities will be flooded if the tides rise ten extra inches?

What is "nuisance flooding" BTW?

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

The Gulf of Mexico is about a mile from me and looks pretty much the same as usual. Next we know the perfessers will say its gay.

 

[Liar]

Do you really mean to say that some cities will be flooded if the tides rise ten extra inches?

What is "nuisance flooding" BTW?

"Flooding that leads to public inconveniences such as road closures", according to NOAA

 

[Que]

Bring back the 70's. Problem solved, DC!
http://www.youdontsay.org/Shoeboot/Shoes115.jpg
You are welcome.

 

[Busybody]

if true....

here is a win win solution

line up all COLOREDS on tye shore, with small buckets

when water comes in...they can put water in baclets and throw it back......win


if it doesnt work and the coloreds drown.....win