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Monday, March 20, 2017

Global Warming - Atlantic City And Miami

Guardian UK: Atlantic City and Miami Beach: two takes on tackling the rising waters - Sea level rise is making floods more common and as the New Jersey resort braces for the next Sandy, the well-heeled Florida city is throwing money at the problem
These flooding events have increased seven-fold in Atlantic City since the 1950s, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and are spurred by rainfall or simply a spring tide abetted by unhelpful gusts of wind.

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