As sea level rises higher over the next 15 to 30 years, tidal flooding is expected to occur more often, cause more disruption, and even render some areas unusable — all within the time frame of a typical home mortgage.
Credit: Courtesy of Union of Concerned Scientists, Tidal Flooding and Sea Level Rise: The Growing Impacts of Global Warming, originally published in Union of Concerned Scientists, 2014 (CC-BY-SA 4.0)
Bjorn Grigholm, animation; Kristina Dahl, data analysis; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Tides and Currents, tide gauge data; and Climate Central Surging Seas Risk Finder, local sea level projections. Image credits: Island Gazette Newspaper, Willard Killough III; Puddleduck Photo, Tim Hayes; Virginian Pilot, Stephen M. Katz; West 12th Block Road Association, Peter Mahoun.
