WRITTEN BY STEVEN KOONIN ON JAN 5, 2023. POSTED IN LATEST NEWS
Will Sea-Level Rise Drown NYC By 2050? Don’t Pack Your Bags Just Yet
ny underwaterA recent National Aeronautics and Space Administration report yet again raises the alarm that New Yorkers are about to be inundated by rapidly rising seas.
But a review of the data suggests that such warnings need to be taken with more than a few grains of sea salt.
The record of sea level measured at the southern tip of Manhattan, known as the Battery, begins in 1856. [emphasis, links added]
It shows that today’s waters are 19 inches higher than they were 166 years ago, rising an average of 3.5 inches every 30 years.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/will-sea-level-rise-drown-nyc-by-2050-dont-pack-your-bags-just-yet/