Rising Sea Levels May Disrupt Lives of Millions, Study Says
Source: ny times
Sea-level rise, a problem exacerbated by greenhouse gas emissions, could disrupt the lives of more than 13 million people in the United States, three times more than most current estimates, according to a study published Monday.
Rising seas, which already endanger coastal communities through tidal floods and storm surges, could rise three feet or possibly even more over the next century if emissions continue at a high level, threatening many shoreline communities. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, argues that most projections vastly underestimate the number of people at risk because they do not account for population growth.
For the study, the authors combined future population estimates with predicted sea-level rise, using data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to demonstrate that millions are at risk: 4.2 million if seas rise by three feet; 13.1 million with a six-foot increase, a high-end estimate.
Mathew E. Hauer, one of the study’s authors and a doctoral student in geography at the University of Georgia, said, “We could see a huge-scale migration if we don’t deploy any protection against sea level rise.”
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/science/rising-sea-levels-global-warming-climate-change.html
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welcome to DU 
this has to be true, i saw Sen. Inhofe lob a snowball on the senate floor a while back so clearly we're a-okay and this is all a hoax. of course. our fossil fuel industry cares deeply about us and wants us to be safe & healthy. 
(is this really necessary?)
...so they'll need updated photo voting id's, every one of 'em. wouldn't want those changed minds making a difference at the polls, would we?
(still assuming this is necessary)
