The shorelines of the United States are projected to face an additional foot of rising seas over the next three decades, intensifying the threat of flooding and erosion to coastal communities across the country, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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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.

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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. 

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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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…

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

Sea levels along the United States' shorelines will increase as much by 2050 as they did over the past century, according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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

The United States is expected to experience as much sea level rise from climate change over the next 30 years as occurred in the previous century, according to a Tuesday report led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The study projects that sea levels along the U.S. coastline will rise 10-12 inches on average by 2050, leading to a "profound" increase in the frequency of coastal flooding, even in the absence of heavy ra…

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U.S. to experience as much sea level rise by 2050 as it did in past century -report

A federal report warns that America's coasts will be hit hard by ever faster sea level rise between now and 2050.

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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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