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Will flooding force Seattle’s South Park residents to leave?
A flood in 2022 signaled how bad things can get in an urban neighborhood staring down even more sea level rise in the decades ...
Texas Map Shows Cities Where Sea Level Rise is Accelerating
New data from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that several cities along Texas's coast face dangerous sea ...
WA announces this year’s cap on rent hikes
The 10% limit will apply through the end of 2025, and the department will soon release another cap for 2026 based on updated ...
Banks are avoiding mortgage loans in California’s wildfire zones, study says
New research suggests banks are approving fewer home loans in fire-prone areas. But researchers found online lenders are ...
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Unraveling the Cascadia Quake: The Science Behind a Potential 1,000-Foot Mega-Tsunami in the Pacific Northwest
Unlike gradual climate-driven events, this potential earthquake would “happen within minutes, leaving no time for adaptation ...
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Pacific Northwest Faces Cascadia Quake Threat: How Science Unravels the Mechanics and Risks of a 1,000-Foot Mega-Tsunami
Unlike gradual climate-driven events, this potential earthquake would “happen within minutes, leaving no time for adaptation ...
Scientists Warn That Massive Flooding and Tsunamis Could Hit 3 Major Regions in the U.S.
A new study from researchers at Virginia Tech says that there is an increased risk of flooding and tsunamis in the Pacific ...
A mysterious, highly active undersea volcano near California could erupt later this year. What scientists expect
Nearly a mile deep, the Pacific Ocean volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only ...
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Florida Map Shows Cities Where Sea Level Rise Is Accelerating
Some of the largest cities in Florida are facing rising sea levels across the state's coastline ... are experiencing faster-than-average sea-level rise, with some areas seeing rates higher ...
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A crucial system of ocean currents is slowing. It’s already supercharging sea level rise in the US.
Coastal flooding is caused by a cluster of factors, chief among them climate change-driven sea level rise, but the AMOC also plays a critical role in the Northeast, according to the study ...
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Why NASA says 2024’s average sea level rise was ‘unexpected’
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in a press release that the average sea level rise measured in 2024 was “unexpected.” With 2024 being the warmest year on record ...