The Journal Nature Communications has published a new study that reveals that sea levels along the US coastline have been rising rapidly over the last 12 years. Since 2010, the coastline along the southeastern US & the Gulf Coast has risen half an inch every year. Throughout this period, the rates of the rising sea level along these coastlines have been exceptionally higher than the rest of the world. Owing to warming & changing wind patterns, the waters in this area have been expanding rapidly. Hitting some of their highest rates in more than a century, sea levels have surged … Continue reading Rapidly Rising Sea Levels Along US Coastline Cause Concerns for Future