Nuisance Flooding and Relative Sea-Level Rise: the Importance of Present-Day Land Motion
Sea-level rise is beginning to cause increased inundation of many low-lying coastal areas. While most of Earth's coastal areas are at risk, areas that will be affected first are characterized by several additional factors. These include regional oceanographic and meteorological effects and/or land subsidence that cause relative sea level to rise faster than the global average.
Is the East Coast Slowly Sinking Into the Sea?
