U.S. high tide flooding breaks records in multiple locations “High tide flooding is becoming more common and damaging in many parts of the U.S.,” said Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., NOAA Administrator. "As part of NOAA’s work to build a Climate-Ready Nation, we will continue to provide coastal communities with the information needed to anticipate, prepare for and respond to increasingly frequent high tide flooding.”
High tide flooding, often referred to as “nuisance” or “sunny day” flooding, is increasingly common due to decades of sea level rise and driven, in part, by climate change."
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/us-hi ... -locations...
"..build a Climate-Ready Nation..." LOL
Here's some American socialism. Any American who has had a FEMA flood insurance subsidy is a socialist.
Congressional Reauthorization for the National Flood Insurance Programhttps://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance/ru ... horizationSea Level Rise is going to lead to a real estate rush to the exits on the Eastern seaboard and devalue trillions in property value overnight.
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The daily Mail is most often TRASHY, but they do photos better than anyone. The report below has many pictures that help tell the tale.
US sea levels will rise as much in the next 30 years as they did in the past CENTURY, with major Eastern US coastal cities hit regularly with costly flooding, alarming new report finds A new report shows the rise in sea levels will impact major U.S. cities regularly with costly floods even on sunny days
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report shows US coasts will see another 10 to 12 inches of sea level rise by 2050
This expected sea level rise is as much in the next 30 years as it did in the past 100, pushing storm surge to the extreme and inundating vulnerable coastal infrastructure with saltwater
High-tide flood events in coastal cities, including New York, Washington, Miami, have already doubled in annual frequency since 2000
Researchers say what used to be a 'rare event' is now a 'disruptive problem'"By 2050, seas lapping against the U.S. shore will be 10 to 12 inches higher, with parts of Louisiana and Texas projected to see waters a foot and a half higher......Damaging floods typical of today's sea levels, weather conditions and infrastructure are expected to occur more than 10 times as often in the next 30 years,.."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... years.html....
A HUGE concern about America's most important and expensive Naval base has been largely ignored (let's do another study - let's form another committee") for going on a decade.
2017Rising Seas Are Flooding Norfolk Naval Base, and There’s No Plan to Fix It
The giant naval base in Virginia is under threat by rising seas and sinking land, but little is being done to hold back the tides. “It’s not supposed to be a pond,” said Joe Bouchard, a retired captain and former base commander. “It is now.”
Naval Station Norfolk, home to the Atlantic Fleet, floods not just in heavy rains or during hurricanes. It floods when the sun is shining, too, if the tide is high or the winds are right. It floods all the time.
“It is an impediment to the base accomplishing its mission,” Bouchard said.
Joe Bouchard, a retired captain and former base commander, has become a proponent for helping Norfolk adapt to sea level rise.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/2510 ... -virginia/...
2018Rising seas threaten Norfolk Naval Shipyard, raising fears of 'catastrophic damage'“Every year you wait to make decisions and take actions, the risk goes up," said retired Rear Adm. Jonathan White.Today, it’s one of four Navy shipyards that maintain the nation’s nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers, which enable the Pentagon to respond quickly to military and humanitarian crises across the globe.
But the shipyard now faces its greatest existential threat: rising seas and extreme weather driven by climate change.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ri ... ge-n937396...
2022Experts: climate change impacting Navy base, other national security infrastructure in Hampton Roads
Portsmouth Mayor Shannon Glover was among a few leaders in Hampton Roads advocating the Senate to pass funding to protect the area from climate change.On Friday, Hampton Roads leaders along with others called on the U.S. Senate to pass funding to protect our national security infrastructure against climate change.
“If we don’t start addressing it now, we are going to have a real problem in the future,” explained Norfolk councilwoman Andria McClellan.
Gene Magruder, who is part of the local steelworkers union, said the money is desperately needed in Hampton Roads.
Organizers with the Climate Action Campaign said the Hampton Roads region is home to the largest naval base in the world -- Naval Station Norfolk -- where 150,000 active-duty and civilian personnel serve. The growing frequency and impact of extreme weather events inevitably compromises military preparedness and infrastructure around the country as well.
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/tech/ ... 0d4f30fdb7The locals are paying attention, but the big federal attention & money is needed. The recent POTUS's seem obsessed with Russia or building meaningless border walls - you know, the flashy attention getting distractions/theater. The naval base is a big one, but not the only huge vulnerability for the military and otherwise. Years go by with fuck all being done. Why? Because they have no plan other than Overshoot-runaway climate change musical chairs.
If you and your get caught in the next AGW Jacked disaster they will of course try and rescue you. As long as the resources are there the blank check rescues will continue, but as for long term plans, getting in front of these disasters, you are on your own. Local action is your best bet. Advocating to the big guns for money to shore up your local defenses is probably a misuse of your time & energy. Who knows you might get lucky, but I'm not depending on the federal government to rescue me & mine. If you look at what happens after the disaster - the locals help each other and are there before government people. That will be the future. Why not make a game plan before the next disaster hit? What the government does for us during disasters we will have to do for ourselves just like the good ole days so many long for.
I recommend the video primer below as first choice for a primer for any uninitiated family and friends who are genuinely curious.
How To Enjoy The End Of The WorldA series of videos on the present and continuing collapse of global industrial civilization. We examine the nature of our civilization, the causes of its collapse, and the pathways we can take as individuals and communities towards resilience and renewal.
Please begin by watching the Prologue and the Introduction.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... KHQ-7UasJH