Flooding from high tides has doubled in the US in just 30 years

Shoreline communities may be inundated in the next two years as ocean levels rise amid serious climate change concerns

The frequency of coastal flooding from high tides has doubled in the US in just 30 years, with communities near shorelines warned that the next two years are set to be punctuated by particularly severe inundations, as ocean levels continue to rise amid serious global climate change concerns.

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