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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Nuisance flooding increasing problem as coastal sea levels rise

Nuisance flooding increasing problem as coastal sea levels rise
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 30, 2014 - Eight of the top 10 U.S. cities that have seen an increase in so-called "nuisance flooding"--which causes such public inconveniences as frequent road closures, overwhelmed storm drains and compromised infrastructure--are on the East Coast, according to a new NOAA technical report. This nuisance flooding, caused by rising sea levels, has increased on all three U.S. coasts, between 300 and 9 ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/NOAA_Nuisance_flooding_an_increasing_problem_as_coastal_sea_levels_rise_999.html

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