East Coast flooding is a reminder that sea level is rising as the climate warms

kAm%96 &]$] t2DE r@2DE 6IA6C:6?465 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H2D9:?8E@?A@DE]4@>^H62E96C^a_a`^``^_e^4@2DE2=\7=@@5:?8\D@FE962DE\DE@C>\492C=6DE@?^Qm9FCC:42?6\=:<6 7=@@5:?8k^2m =2DE H66<] w:89 E:56D 2C6 A2CE @7 E96 AC@3=6>[ 3FE E96C6’D 2?@E96C C:D< E92E 92D 366? D=@H=J 4C66A:?8 FAi D62 =6G6= C:D6]k^Am

kAm$:?46 `gg_[ 2G6C286 8=@32= D62 =6G6=D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]8=@32=492?86]8@G^3C@HD6^:?5:42E@CD^8=@32=\D62\=6G6=\C:D6Qm92G6 C:D6? 3J >@C6 E92?k^2m g :?496D Wab 46?E:>6E6CDX[ 2?5 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^4=:>2E6]?2D2]8@G^?6HD^aeg_^?6H\DEF5J\7:?5D\D62\=6G6=\C:D6\2446=6C2E:?8^QmC2E6 92D 366? 2446=6C2E:?8k^2m H:E9 4=:>2E6 492?86]k^Am

kAms6A6?5:?8 @? 9@H H6== 4@F?EC:6D C65F46 E96:C 8C66?9@FD6 82D 6>:DD:@?D :? E96 4@>:?8 J62CD[ D4:6?E:DED 6DE:>2E6 E92E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E964@?G6CD2E:@?]4@>^:A44\4=:>2E6\C6A@CE\AC@7@F?5\492?86D\2C6\F?56CH2J\:?\62CE9D\@462?D\2?5\:46\2\=625\2FE9@C\6IA=2:?D\H92E\E96\H2C?:?8D\>62?\`eddggQm8=@32= D62 =6G6=D 4@F=5 C:D6k^2m 3J 2? 255:E:@?2= a 766E 3J E96 6?5 @7 E9:D 46?EFCJ] %96 9:896C D62D >62?D H96? DE@C> DFC86D 2?5 9:89 E:56D 2CC:G6[ E96J 255 E@ 2? 2=C625J 9:896C H2E6C =6G6=] x? D@>6 2C62D — :?4=F5:?8 r92C=6DE@?[ $@FE9 r2C@=:?2[ H96C6 2? @77D9@C6 DE@C> 2?5 9:89 E:56 C2:D65 H2E6C =6G6=D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H2D9:?8E@?A@DE]4@>^H62E96C^a_a`^``^_e^4@2DE2=\7=@@5:?8\D@FE962DE\DE@C>\492C=6DE@?^Qmg]c 766Ek^2m @? }@G] e[ a_a` — k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D4D628C2?E]@C8^H2E6C\4:E:6D\4=:>2E6\AC@@7\E96\4@2DE^QmD:?<:?8 =2?5k^2m :D >2<:?8 E96 :>A24E 6G6? H@CD6]k^Am

kAmx’> 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^D49@=2C]8@@8=6]4@>^4:E2E:@?DnFD6ClA_9Ke6_ppppyU2>Aj9=l6?Qm86@D4:6?E:DE H9@ DEF5:6D D62 =6G6= C:D6k^2m 2?5 E96 67764ED @7 4=:>2E6 492?86] w6C6’D 2 BF:4< 6IA=2?2E:@? @7 EH@ >2:? H2JD 4=:>2E6 492?86 :D 27764E:?8 @462? =6G6=D 2?5 E96:C E9C62E E@ E96 H@C=5’D 4@2DED]k^Am

k9am~462? E96C>2= 6IA2?D:@?k^9am

kAmr=:>2E6 492?86[ 7F6=65 3J 7@DD:= 7F6= FD6 2?5 @E96C 9F>2? 24E:G:E:6D[ :D 42FD:?8 2G6C286 8=@32= DFC7246 E6>A6C2EFC6D E@ C:D6] %9:D :D =625:?8 E96 @462? E@ 23D@C3 >@C6 962E E92? :E 5:5 367@C6 E96 :?5FDEC:2= 6C2 3682?] %92E[ :? EFC?[ :D 42FD:?8 @462? E96C>2= 6IA2?D:@?]k^Am

kAm%96C>2= 6IA2?D:@? D:>A=J >62?D E92E 2D E96 @462? 962ED FA[ D62 H2E6C >@=64F=6D >@G6 D=:89E=J 72CE96C 2A2CE] %96 72CE96C 2A2CE E96 >@=64F=6D 2C6[ E96 >@C6 DA246 E96J E2<6 FA]k^Am

kAm%92E 6IA2?D:@? =625D E@ E96 @462? C:D:?8 9:896C @?E@ =2?5]k^Am

kAmsFC:?8 E96 A2DE D6G6C2= 564256D[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4=:>2E6]8@G^?6HD\762EFC6D^F?56CDE2?5:?8\4=:>2E6^4=:>2E6\492?86\8=@32=\D62\=6G6=Qm23@FE c_Tk^2m @7 8=@32= D62 =6G6= C:D6 H2D 5F6 E@ E96 67764E @7 E96C>2= 6IA2?D:@?] %96 @462?[ H9:49 4@G6CD ;FDE @G6C EH@\E9:C5D @7 E96 t2CE9’D DFC7246[ 92D 366? 23D@C3:?8 2?5 DE@C:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4=:>2E6]8@G^?6HD\762EFC6D^F?56CDE2?5:?8\4=:>2E6^4=:>2E6\492?86\@462?\962E\4@?E6?EQm>@C6 E92? h_Tk^2m @7 E96 6I46DD 962E 25565 E@ E96 4=:>2E6 DJDE6> 5F6 E@ 8C66?9@FD6 82D 6>:DD:@?D]k^Am

k9am|6=E:?8 =2?5 :46k^9am

kAm%96 @E96C >2;@C 724E@C :? C:D:?8 D62 =6G6=D :D E92E E96 :?4C62D6 :? 2G6C286 8=@32= E6>A6C2EFC6D :D >6=E:?8 =2?5 :46 — 8=24:6CD 2?5 A@=2C :46 D966ED — 2E 2 72DE6C C2E6 E92? ?2EFC2= DJDE6>D 42? C6A=246 :E]k^Am

kAm(96? =2?5 :46 >6=ED[ E92E >6=EH2E6C 6G6?EF2==J 7=@HD :?E@ E96 @462?[ 255:?8 ?6H BF2?E:E:6D @7 H2E6C E@ E96 @462? 2?5 :?4C62D:?8 E96 E@E2= @462? >2DD]k^Am

kAmsFC:?8 E96 A2DE D6G6C2= 564256D[ 23@FE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4=:>2E6]8@G^?6HD\762EFC6D^F?56CDE2?5:?8\4=:>2E6^4=:>2E6\492?86\8=@32=\D62\=6G6=Qmd_T @7 8=@32= D62 =6G6= C:D6k^2m H2D :?5F465 3J =2?5 :46 >6=E]k^Am

kAmrFCC6?E=J[ E96 A@=2C :46 D966ED :? vC66?=2?5 2?5 p?E2C4E:42 9@=5 6?@F89 7C@K6? H2E6CD E92E :7 E96J >6=E65 4@>A=6E6=J[ :E H@F=5 C2:D6 E96 8=@32= D62 =6G6= 3J FA E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?D:54]@C8^4CJ@DA96C6^BF:4<724ED^:46D966ED]9E>=Qma__ 766E[ @C e_\f_ >6E6CDk^2m — 23@FE E96 96:89E @7 E96 $E2EF6 @7 {:36CEJ]k^Am

kAmr=:>2E6 492?86 :D >6=E:?8 D62 :46 2D H6==] w@H6G6C[ 3642FD6 E9:D :46 2=C625J 7=@2ED 2E E96 @462?’D DFC7246 2?5 5:DA=246D 2 46CE2:? 2>@F?E @7 =:BF:5 H2E6C 36=@H[ E9:D >6=E:?8 5@6D ?@E 4@?EC:3FE6 E@ D62 =6G6= C:D6]k^Am

kAm(9:=6 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^:A44]49^DC@44^492AE6C^492AE6C\c\D62\=6G6=\C:D6\2?5\:>A=:42E:@?D\7@C\=@H\=J:?8\:D=2?5D\4@2DED\2?5\4@>>F?:E:6D^QmDFC7246 96:89E @7 E96 @462?k^2m :D C:D:?8 8=@32==J[ E96 :>A24E :D ?@E E96 D2>6 7@C 6G6CJ 4@2DE2= C68:@? @? t2CE9] %96 C2E6 @7 C:D6 42? 36 D6G6C2= E:>6D 72DE6C :? D@>6 A=246D E92? @E96CD] %9:D 5:776C6?46 :D 42FD65 3J 2? 2C62’D F?:BF6 =@42= 4@?5:E:@?D — DF49 2D D9:7ED :? @462? 4:C4F=2E:@? 2?5 E96 FA=:7E @C DF3D:56?46 @7 E96 =2?5]k^Am

k9am#:D< H:== <66A C:D:?8 =@?8 27E6C 6>:DD:@?D DE23:=:K6k^9am

kAm}62C=J c :? `_ &]$] C6D:56?ED =:G6 ?62C 2 4@2DE=:?6[ 2?5 >:==:@?D @7 A6@A=6 2C6 2=C625J 562=:?8 H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^@462?D6CG:46]?@22]8@G^724ED^D62=6G6=]9E>=Qm4@2DE2= 7=@@5:?8k^2m 5FC:?8 9FCC:42?6D 2?5 9:89 E:56D E92E 42? 52>286 9@>6D[ 3F:=5:?8D 2?5 @E96C 4@2DE2= :?7C2DECF4EFC6 2?5 64@DJDE6>D] %96 r96D2A62<6 q2J 2C62 H2D 9:E H:E9 7=@@5:?8 5FC:?8 9:89 E:56D :? =2E6 ~4E@36C[ 2?5 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E964@?G6CD2E:@?]4@>^2\a_\7@@E\D62\H2==\H@?E\D2G6\>:2>:\9@H\=:G:?8\DECF4EFC6D\42?\96=A\AC@E64E\E96\4@2DE\2?5\<66A\E96\A2C25:D6\G:36\`ed_feQm|:2>: 2C62 ?@H 562=D H:E9 9:89\E:56 7=@@5:?8k^2m D6G6C2= E:>6D 2 J62C]k^Am

kAm(@C=5H:56[ C6D62C496CD 92G6 6DE:>2E65 E92E D62 =6G6= C:D6 E9:D 46?EFCJ 4@F=5 42FD6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2EFC6]4@>^2CE:4=6D^Dc`dhg\_a_\effbe\eQmEC:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD :? 52>286k^2m] x? D@>6 =@H\=J:?8 :D=2?5 ?2E:@?D[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 |2=5:G6D :? E96 x?5:2? ~462? 2?5 z:C:32E: :? E96 !24:7:4 ~462?[ C:D:?8 D62D 2C6 2=C625J 7@C4:?8 4:E:K6?D E@ >2<6 DE2C< 49@:46D 23@FE 3F:=5:?8 4@DE=J @462? AC@E64E:@?D E92E H:== @?=J =2DE D@ =@?8 @C A=2? E@ 232?5@? E96:C :D=2?5D]k^Am

kAm~77:4:2=D 7C@> 4@F?EC:6D H@C=5H:56 >6E 2E E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E964@?G6CD2E:@?]4@>^H92E\:D\4@Aae\96C6D\9@H\8=@32=\4=:>2E6\?68@E:2E:@?D\H@C<\2?5\H92ED\6IA64E65\7C@>\E96\8=2D8@H\DF>>:E\`ehcbcQm&]}] 4=:>2E6 4@?76C6?46k^2m H:E9 2 8@2= @7 28C66:?8 E@ C65F46 8=@32= 8C66?9@FD6 82D 6>:DD:@?D 6?@F89 E@ <66A 8=@32= E6>A6C2EFC6D 7C@> C:D:?8 E@@ 9:89]k^Am

kAmtG6? H96? 6>:DD:@?D 4@>6 5@H?[ D62 =6G6= H:== <66A C:D:?8 7@C 46?EFC:6D 3642FD6 E96 >2DD:G6 :46 D966ED :? vC66?=2?5 2?5 p?E2C4E:42 H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@ >6=E 2?5 E2<6 2 G6CJ =@?8 E:>6 E@ C6249 2 ?6H 6BF:=:3C:F>] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E964@?G6CD2E:@?]4@>^:A44\4=:>2E6\C6A@CE\AC@7@F?5\492?86D\2C6\F?56CH2J\:?\62CE9D\@462?D\2?5\:46\2\=625\2FE9@C\6IA=2:?D\H92E\E96\H2C?:?8D\>62?\`eddggQm%96 =2E6DE C6A@CE 7C@> E96 x?E6C8@G6C?>6?E2= !2?6= @? r=:>2E6 r92?86 D9@HDk^2m E96 6I46DD 962E 2=C625J :? E96 4=:>2E6 DJDE6> 92D =@4<65 :? E96 4FCC6?E C2E6D @7 E96C>2= 6IA2?D:@? 2?5 =2?5 :46 >6=E 7@C 2E =62DE E96 ?6IE 76H 564256D]k:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^4@F?E6C]E964@?G6CD2E:@?]4@>^4@?E6?E^`egfah^4@F?E]8:7Q 2=ElQ%96 r@?G6CD2E:@?Q H:5E9lQ`Q 96:89ElQ`Q ^mk^Am

kA 4=2DDlQ7:?6\AC:?EQmk6>my:2?;F? *:? AC6G:@FD=J C646:G65 7F?5:?8 7C@> }$u[ }~pp 2?5 }p$p]k^6>mk^Am

kA 4=2DDlQ7:?6\AC:?EQmk6>mk6>m%9:D 2CE:4=6 :D C6AF3=:D965 7C@> k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E964@?G6CD2E:@?]4@>Qm%96 r@?G6CD2E:@?k^2m F?56C 2 rC62E:G6 r@>>@?D =:46?D6]k^6>mk^6>mk^Am

kA 4=2DDlQ7:?6\AC:?EQmkDEC@?8m$EC66ED 7=@@565 :? p??2A@=:D[ |5][ :? =2E6 ~4E@36C 2D E96 >:5\pE=2?E:4 H2D 9:E 3J 3:8 E:52= 7=@@5Dik^DEC@?8mk^Am