The sea level in the US coasts will have risen between 0.25 and 0.3 meters between 2020 and 2050, which will intensify the risk of flooding in the coast, according to a study released this Tuesday by the Office National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The report, led by NOAA in collaboration with other federal agencies, states that the rise in sea level in the next 30 years will be greater than that recorded in the last 100 years, due to the melting of the poles.
“We must redouble our efforts to reduce the greenhouse gases that cause climate change while helping our coastal communities become more resilient in the face of rising sea levels,” said Presidential Advisor on Climate Change Gina McCarthy. , according to a statement.
According to the study, rising tides will push water further inland into coastal towns and it is expected that by 2050 floods will occur ten times more often than they do today.
In the next 30 years, the sea level will have risen between 0.25 and 0.35 meters on the east coast of the United States; between 0.35 and 0.45 meters in the Gulf of Mexico; 0.1 and 0.2 meters on the west coast; between 0.2 and 0.25 meters in the Caribbean and Alaska, and between 0.15 and 0.2 meters in Hawaii.
In addition, he warned that if greenhouse gas emissions caused by climate change are not curbed, the sea level could rise between 1.1 meters and 2.1 meters, depending on each region, until 2100.
“This is a global wake-up call and gives Americans the information they need to act now and better position ourselves for the future,” said NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad.
In their annual climate report, published last January, NASA and NOAA reported that 2021 was the sixth hottest month since records began in 1880, due to man-made global warming. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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