Daniel Brouse asked: As the sea levels rise, how far “inland” might we see salinization of fresh water? Is it possible saltwater could infiltrate the Great Lakes? Lake Superior has an elevation of 600 feet above (current) sea level and a depth of 1,332 feet. Lake Ontario is 243 feet above sea level with a […]
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Violent Rain and the Substrate
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San Francisco Bay’s Double Whammy
by Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee Coastal communities are being forced to adapt to rising sea levels; however, San Francisco has an even bigger problem — sinking land. In a report published in Science Advances (07 Mar 2018: Vol. 4, no. 3, eaap9234 / DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aap9234), the Bay Area has to face both rising sea […]
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Also tagged exceedance probability, FEMA, flood insurance, flooding, land subsidence, sea level rise
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