Coastal Challenges – Cities on the East Coast are Sinking
Recovery Diva
JANUARY 4, 2024
From NYC to D.C. and Beyond, Cities on the East Coast Are Sinking. “Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year – a decline at the ocean’s edge that well outpaces global sea level rise. Particularly hard hit population centers such as New York City and Long Island, Baltimore, and Virginia Beach and Norfolk are seeing areas of rapid “subsidence,” or sinking land, alongside more slowly sinking or relatively stable ground, increasing th
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