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Study Finds Coastal Sea Levels Underestimated by One Foot, Hundreds of Millions More at Risk

Sourced from 5 publications

  • •The study identified flawed baseline assumptions about existing coastal water levels used in a majority of hazard assessments.
  • •The findings compress projected timelines for when dangerous coastal flooding thresholds will be reached.

Sources

Study Says Millions More Are Exposed to Rising Seas Than Thought

latestly

Study finds sea levels are higher than we thought, placing millions more at risk

PBS NewsHour

Sea levels around the world are much higher than we thought

New Scientist

Sea Levels Are Already Higher Than Many Scientists Think, New Study Shows

New York Times

Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments

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