Sea levels are starting to rise faster: Here's how much South Florida is expecting
Sea levels are rising, swamping roads and homes in South Florida. And it's picked up the pace in recent years.
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Sea levels are rising, swamping roads and homes in South Florida. And it's picked up the pace in recent years.
In the last 80 years, sea level rise has risen about a foot. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, that pace is expected to speed up.
Research from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution offers the first proof that the Gulf Stream has slowed by four percent over the last forty years.
The Gulf Stream really is weakening, a new study confirms: a finding which has profound implications for one of the biggest weather systems on our planet.
Newswise — Woods Hole, Mass. (Sept 25, 2023) -- The Gulf Stream transport of water through the Florida Straits has slowed by 4% over the past four decades, with 99% certainty that this weakening is more than expected from random chance, according to a new study.