An X-factor in coastal flooding: Natural climate patterns create hot spots of rapid sea level rise
- Written by Arnoldo Valle-Levinson, Professor of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida
A motorist drives through "nuisance flooding" in Charleston, SC, Oct. 1, 2015.AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton
For Americans who live along the east and Gulf of Mexico coasts, the end of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season on Nov. 30 was a relief. This year forecasters recorded 17 named storms, 10 of which became hurricanes. Six were major hurricanes...