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LINK U.S. sea levels to rise by a foot through 2050, causing "profound" flooding - Axios

The U.S. is poised to see as much of a rise in sea levels through the year 2050 as it has experienced in the past century, with additional increases through 2150, according to a comprehensive new federal report out Tuesday.

Why it matters: Sea-level rise is one of the most tangible present-day effects from human-caused climate change that is being felt in the U.S., with coastal flood events becoming far more common and damaging in just the past few decades.

snytiger6 9 Feb 16
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I get stunned watching House Hunters/HH International by everybody wanting to "be right on the water".
Save yourself Major $$$$$ & just wait a few years!

If a person wants a house on the water, the water shoudl be a lake, not the ocean.

@snytiger6 they are in the process of drying up in many areas, so you’ll have to walk through a dry lake bed to get to the water at some point.

@Barnie2years The lakes in the Pacific Northwest seem to mostly still be completely full.

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It’s OK, if we actually get involved in WW III, that will be the least of our problems.

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If more people cared about the rock we are sitting, this wouldn't happening on this grand of scale.

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I’ve tried to tell ‘em, dude. It didn’t work so I’m going with that being right makes me a winner.

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Except that the Thwaites ice shelf is poised to slip into the sea in the next 3-5 years and that will raise sea levels by more than 2 feet.

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