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. . . as the global warming created by human emissions,
. . . caused land ice to melt and ocean water to expand,
. . . scientists warned that the accelerating rise of the sea,
. . . would eventually imperil the United States’ coastline.
Federal scientists have documented a sharp jump in this nuisance flooding,
. . . often called “sunny-day flooding.”
As the problem worsens,
. . . experts are warning that national security is on the line.
. . . Naval bases, in particular, are threatened;
. . . they can hardly be moved away from the ocean,
. . . yet much of their land is at risk of disappearing within this century.
In Miami Beach, and Fort Lauderdale,
. . . as well as in older Northern cities like Boston and New York,
. . . tidal marshes and creeks were filled in a century or more ago to make new land, and
. . . it is in these areas — “back bays,” as some of these spots are called,
. . . where the flooding is happening first.
9-4-2016 Source: "Sunny Day Flooding?"
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