Published 02/15/2022 6:25:00 p.m.

Sea level to rise one foot along U.S. coastlines by 2050, government report finds

Summary by Ground News

By 2050, seas lapping against the U.S. shore will be 10 to 12 inches higher, report says. Parts of Louisiana and Texas will see waters a foot and a half higher, it says. Worst of the long-term sea level rise probably won't kick in until after 2100, author says.

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Reuters

U.S. sea level to rise by 2050 as much as in past century, NOAA says

Sea levels around the United States will rise up to a foot over the next 30 years due to climate change, as much as they have risen in the previous century, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) projected in a report on Tuesday.

02/15/2022 7:26:51 p.m.·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

US could see a century's worth of sea rise in just 30 years

America's coastline will see sea levels rise in the next 30 years by as much as they did in the entire 20th century, with major Eastern cities hit regularly with costly floods even on sunny days, a government report warns.

02/15/2022 6:09:20 p.m.·United States

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USA Today

Rising waters: Climate change could push a century's worth of sea rise in US by 2050, report says

The U.S. is expected to experience as much sea-level rise by the year 2050 as the previous 100 years, according to a new federal report.

02/15/2022 9:42:19 p.m.·United States

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abc News

US coastlines to experience 'profound' sea level rise by 2050: NOAA report

Scientists are now predicting that sea levels surrounding the U.S. will increase an additional 10 to 12 inches by 2050.

02/15/2022 6:00:41 p.m.·United States

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CNN

US sea levels will rise rapidly in the next 30 years, new report shows

Sea level will rise as much in the next 30 years as it did in the past century in the US, scientists say.

02/15/2022 6:00:17 p.m.·Atlanta, United States

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KRDO

US sea level will rise as much in the next 30 years as it did in the past 100, new report shows

By Rachel RamirezSea level rise is accelerating. As oceans get warmer and ice sheets melt into the sea, water levels along the coast are creeping higher and higher, with significant impact for coastal communities and ecosystems.A new report now provides an alarming forecast for the US: sea level will rise as much in the next 30 years as it did in the past 100.The interagency report, led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sho…

02/15/2022 6:00:17 p.m.·Colorado Springs, United States

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