Daily News | Philly, A.C. will see at least 5 times more ‘sunny day’ flooding in future due to sea rise, says NOAA
The Northeast is one of the most impacted areas of the United States by sea level rise, seeing twice as many days of high tide flooding as compared to 2000,Philadelphia and Atlantic City are no exception:
It’s easy to understand why the New Jersey Shore, on the Atlantic Ocean, experiences more flooding because of sea level rise. But Philly is also a coastal city flanked by the Delaware River, an estuary that starts in Cape May and rises and drops with the tides all the way to Trenton. The bill would invest $369 billion to fight climate change. It includes tax rebates and credits to lower household energy costs. It contains provisions to foster research and production of wind turbines, solar panels, and batteries. It would provide incentives to buy electric vehicles.
“As sea level rise continues, damaging floods that happened decades ago only during a storm now happen more regularly, like during a full-moon or with a change in prevailing winds or currents,” according to NOAA.
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