🌊 Miami an New Orleans Mo’ Betta Watch Out fo’ Da Sea Levels 🏄

Coastal cities in da southa’n US, including Miami, Houston, and New Orleans, stay in mo’ bigga kine danger from sea-level rise dan da scientists wen already scared, cuz of da new analysis. 😲 Da kine experts stay calling one dramatic surge in ocean levels dat wen happen along da US south-eastern an Gulf of Mexico coastline since 2010, one study suggest, one increase of almost 5 inches (12.7cm). 🌡️

Dis “burst”, mo’ den double da global average of 0.17 inches (0.44cm) per year, stay fueling mo’ powerful cyclones, like Hurricane Ian, dat wen hit Florida in September an caused mo’ den $113 billion of damage – da state’s most expensive natural disaster an da third most spendy storm in US history, according to da National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa). 🌀💸

Da University of Arizona study, published in da Journal of Climate an reported on Monday by da Washington Post, stay giving one mo’ scary new assessment of one main part of da growing climate emergency, especially in da popular but vulnerable areas of da US wea’ planny peepo live. 😱

Existing projections by Nasa show one sea-level rise up to 12 inches (30cm) by da middle of da century, wit mo’ long-range forecasts even mo’ bad kine. 📉

Da Gulf region from Texas to Florida, an southern Atlantic seaboard goin’ see most of da change, da agency says. 🌅

“Da whole south-east coast an da Gulf Coast stay feeling da impact of da sea-level rise acceleration,” da study’s author Jianjun Yin, professor of geosciences at da University of Arizona, wen tell da Post. 🌊

“It turns out dat da water level related to Hurricane Ian wen stay da highest on top record cuz of da combined effect of sea-level rise an storm surge.” ⛈️

Da threat from rising oceans stay hanging ova’ planny heavy population kine areas located on, or close to da coast. Miami, an Miami Beach, cities often mentioned as ground zero fo’ da climate emergency, stay seeing flooding during high tides. Property insurance rates all ova’ Florida, wea’ Noaa say get mo’ den 40% of all US hurricane strikes, wen skyrocket in da past few years. 🏙️🌩️

Da two most expensive hurricanes in US history, Katrina in 2005 and Harvey in 2017, wen wipe out New Orleans, Louisiana, an Houston, Texas, yeah? 😢

Da Post wen report on one second study, published on Monday on nature.com, basically saying da same ting like da Arizona analysis dat one “acceleration” of sea-level rise stay happening. 🚀

Da kine researchers at Tulane University, New Orleans, also note dat da increase in da Gulf an south-eastern region stay mo’ bigga den da global average, one surge of mo’ den 0.4 inches per year dat dey say stay “unprecedented in at least 120 years”. 📚

Da study, wea’ says da rise stay “amplified by internal climate variabilities”, talk about storms like Katrina, an Hurricane Sandy in 2012, wea’ “show dat any mo’ bigga kine increases in da rate of MSL [mean sea-level] rise, especially da fast kine, stay threatening da national security of da US an making it hard fo’ timely adaptation measures.”

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🌊 Miami and New Orleans Face Greater Sea-Level Threat 🏄

Coastal cities in the southern US, including Miami, Houston, and New Orleans, are in even greater danger from sea-level rise than scientists had already feared, according to new analysis. 😲 Experts are calling it a dramatic surge in ocean levels that has taken place along the US southeastern and Gulf of Mexico coastline since 2010, one study suggests, an increase of almost 5 inches (12.7cm). 🌡️

This “burst”, more than double the global average of 0.17 inches (0.44cm) per year, is fueling increasingly powerful cyclones, such as Hurricane Ian, which struck Florida in September and caused more than $113 billion in damage – the state’s most costly natural disaster and the third most expensive storm in US history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 🌀💸

The University of Arizona study, published in the Journal of Climate and reported on Monday by the Washington Post, provides a concerning new assessment of a key factor in the escalating climate emergency, particularly in popular but vulnerable areas of the US where millions of people reside. 😱

Existing projections by NASA show a sea-level rise of up to 12 inches (30cm) by the middle of the century, with longer-range forecasts even more dire. 📉

The Gulf region from Texas to Florida, and the southern Atlantic seaboard will see most of the change, the agency says. 🌅

“The entire southeast coast and the Gulf Coast are feeling the impact of the sea-level rise acceleration,” the study’s author Jianjun Yin, professor of geosciences at the University of Arizona, told the Post. 🌊

“It turns out that the water level associated with Hurricane Ian was the highest on record due to the combined effect of sea-level rise and storm surge.” ⛈️

The threat from rising oceans looms over numerous densely populated areas located on or near the coast. Miami and Miami Beach, cities often cited as ground zero for the climate emergency, frequently experience flooding during high tides. Property insurance rates throughout Florida, which NOAA says has experienced more than 40% of all US hurricane strikes, have soared in recent years. 🏙️🌩️

The two most expensive hurricanes in US history, Katrina in 2005 and Harvey in 2017, devastated New Orleans, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas, respectively. 😢

The Post reported on a second study, published on Monday on nature.com, which essentially mirrors the findings of the Arizona analysis that an “acceleration” of sea-level rise is under way. 🚀

Researchers at Tulane University, New Orleans, also note that the increase in the Gulf and southeastern region is greater than the global average, a surge of more than 0.4 inches per year they say is “unprecedented in at least 120 years”. 📚

The study, which states the rise is “amplified by internal climate variabilities”, cites storms such as Katrina and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, that “illustrate that any further increases in the rate of MSL [mean sea-level] rise, particularly rapid ones, threaten the national security of the US and hamper timely adaptation measures.”