Coastal Zones and Sea Level Rise

 

     Coastal Zones and Sea Level Rise

Coastal zones are particularly vulnerable to climate variability and change. Key concerns include sea level rise, land loss, changes in maritime storms and flooding, responses to sea level rise and implications for water resources.

Sea level is rising along most of the U.S. coast, and around the world. In the last century, sea level rose 5 to 6 inches more than the global average along the Mid-Atlantic and Gulf Coasts , because coastal lands there are subsiding. Published by: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/effects/coastal/index.html read more  

 

Tags: Climate Change, Coastal Zones, Environment, Global warming