Sea Levels Surge at Alarming Rates Along U.S. Coasts, Threatening Catastrophic Consequences

New research shows sea levels rising up to 3 times faster than the global average along coastlines from Texas to North Carolina over the past decade.
The sea level rise is linked to human-caused climate change and natural variability in ocean circulation patterns, which have caused waters to warm and expand while melting land ice has flowed into the ocean.
Severe storms fueled by warmer water and higher seas have pounded coastal communities, while costly flooding and erosion eat away at shorelines and put coastal homes and infrastructure at risk.
The trend is projected to continue and accelerate in the coming decades if global warming is left unabated, threatening severe economic and physical damage across the region.
Millions of Americans could become climate refugees as entire coastal communities become uninhabitable.