Rapid Sea Level Rise Threatens Southern U.S. Coastline

A new study published in Nature Communications found that the rate of sea level rise has increased faster in the last decade around the Gulf and Southeastern coasts, with rates of about 10mm per year since 2010. The acceleration is unprecedented in at least 120 years and is a result of human-caused climate change combined with natural variability in the ocean. The accelerated rates of sea level rise have worsened coastal flooding and erosion, particularly in Louisiana and Texas where the land is also sinking rapidly.