Multiple new studies highlight a rate of sea level rise that is ‘unprecedented in at least 120 years’ along the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern U.S. coast.
Scientists are not entirely on the same page about the causes driving the phenomenon, or whether the recent acceleration in rising seas will continue at such a rapid clip. Researchers typically prefer to rely on decades of data to be more certain of trends in the climate system, and their causes. In that context, the recent sea level rise has happened over a relatively short time period. That makes the trend as ambiguous as it is worrying.
Yin also ties the change to the Loop Current and in his study goes further, describing it as an aftereffect of a major slowdown event in the overall circulation of the Atlantic Ocean that occurred in 2009-2010. If true, this would suggest that these sea level changes may be tied to a broader pattern that reflects how climate change is altering the circulation of the oceans.study, isn’t convinced.
and a co-author of the paper in Nature Communications. “It corrodes infrastructure. It corrodes cars that are driving through saltwater on a daily basis. You can’t open your business or get to work.”Then there is the fact that in low-lying regions with little elevation, even small amounts of sea level rise can make storms that much more calamitous. Waves push closer to shore, worsening erosion. Surges push further inland. Wetlands can erode rapidly.
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