Energy and Environment

Annoying minor floods are increasing on US coasts

By Seth Borenstein
Published July 29, 2014 1:09am ET
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Annoying minor floods are increasing on US coasts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Along much of America’s coasts, the type of flooding that is more annoying than dangerous has jumped more than fivefold in the last 50 years, the federal government reported Monday. Scientists blame rising seas, saying this is one of the ways global warming is changing everyday lives. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Along much of America’s coasts, the type of flooding that is more annoying than dangerous has jumped more than fivefold in the last 50 years, the federal government reported Monday.

Scientists blame rising seas, saying this is one of the ways global warming is changing everyday lives.

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