Abstract
Seas are rising and seriously impacting coasts and coastal communities globally. Global warming is causing melting of glaciers and steric expansion of water volume. Locally and regionally, other effects including land subsidence and the slowing of ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream are causing additional rises. By midcentury, relative sea levels in cities like New York and Miami may exceed those of the year 2000 by up to 1.2 m (~ 4 ft.).
…admit that the waters around you have grown and accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone.
—Also from Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate, c. 1964
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Wright, L.D., Syvitski, J.P.M., Nichols, C.R. (2019). Sea Level Rise: Recent Trends and Future Projections. In: Wright, L., Nichols, C. (eds) Tomorrow's Coasts: Complex and Impermanent. Coastal Research Library, vol 27. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75453-6_3
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