FL, TX, La and NC, and Mid-Atlantic Coastal States All Vulnerable To Rise in Sea Level
One of the consequences of global warming is rising sea levels and the states most at risk are North Carolina, Texas, Louisiana and Florida, according to a new federal report.
Low lying sandy area in the Mid-Atlantic states from North Carolina to New York are vulnerable.
Addressing climate change, global warming and the dangerous results should be a high priority for the Obama administration.
McClatchy's Charlotte Observer reports: "The new report focuses on the coastal states from North Carolina to New York where the rates of sea level rise are moderately high. The region has extensive coastal development, a high population and is likely to be at increased risk.
Low lying sandy area in the Mid-Atlantic states from North Carolina to New York are vulnerable.
Addressing climate change, global warming and the dangerous results should be a high priority for the Obama administration.
McClatchy's Charlotte Observer reports: "The new report focuses on the coastal states from North Carolina to New York where the rates of sea level rise are moderately high. The region has extensive coastal development, a high population and is likely to be at increased risk.
"After Florida and Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas have the largest land areas threatened by sea-level rise.
“ 'You're vulnerable,' said Jim Titus, project manager for sea-level rise for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and lead author of the report, “Coastal Sensitivity to Sea Level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region.” “The people whose land could be permanently submerged aren't even flooded today.”
"A rise in sea level increases the vulnerability of development in coastal floodplains and diminishes the rate at which low-lying areas drain. It will result in a loss of wetlands in the mid-Atlantic.
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