A collective of scientists is sounding the alarm over East Coast flooding events during high tides, a once-rare event which could possibly triple over the next 15 years, including in Washington, Baltimore and other seacoast-hugging regions.
The Union of Concerned Scientists released its study on coastal flooding Wednesday, and issued a scary forecast for coastal flooding during high tides, which occurred rarely in the past but is now common in some areas — including in Annapolis — and increasing apace.
“Several decades ago, flooding at high tide was simply not a problem,” said Melanie Fitzpatrick, the Encroaching Tides report co-author and climate scientist at UCS.
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SOURCE: Washington Business Journal
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