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U.S. Cities are at Risk for Coastal Flooding

August 25, 2024 Antarctica Journal

There are five US cities that are at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels. They are Miami, Tampa, Boston, New York City, and New Orleans. Miami’s flooding risk comes not only from the high tides but from the porous limestone that is located under the state and has water seeping up under it. Back in 2017 Hurricane Irma […]

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California Drought

July 27, 2023 Antarctica Journal

For the first time since 2011 California is now drought free. Good news but also bad news because of the drought between 2010 and 2016 they have over 102 dead trees, 62 million trees died in just the last year. Southern California reservoirs are now at 62% capacity and the mountains have snowpacks. Groundwater conditions are improving and if the […]

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U.S. Cities are at Risk for Coastal Flooding

California Drought