'A floodier future': Scientists say records will be broken
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July 11, 2019
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The federal government is warning Americans to brace for a "floodier" future.
Government scientists predict 40 places in the U.S. will experience higher than normal rates of so-called sunny day flooding this year because of rising sea levels and an abnormal El Nino weather system.
A report released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that sunny day flooding, also known as tidal flooding, will continue to increase.
"The future is already here, a floodier future," said William Sweet, a NOAA oceanographer and lead author of the stud...
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