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`Sunny day flooding' worsens at NC beaches - a sign sea rise is
decades too soon, studies say
The Atlantic Ocean is eroding parts of North Topsail Beach by about
five feet per year. The town of 800 residents is running out of cash
and solutions in its efforts to protect its north shore. Whose job is
to save this popular North Carolina tour Brittany Peterson and Sohail
Al-Jamea / McClatchy
Abbie Bennett
03 May 2018 10:31 PM
Raleigh. Living in cities threatened by sea-level rise could be like
living near an active volcano, according to NOAA oceanographer William Sweet.
Some parts of the Earth are seeing sea levels rise far beyond average,
and it's just a waiting game before some areas are inundated with sea
water, studies show.
The East Coast of the US is experiencing "sunny day flooding" that
scientists didn't expect for decades yet.
Sea levels are rising at a rate of about an inch per year (5 inches
from 2011-15) in some areas along the East Coast, from North Carolina
to Florida, according to one study - that's faster than researchers expected.
Residents of coastal communities most often feel the effects of sea
level rise during tidal flooding.
Tidal flooding, also known as "sunny day flooding" is the temporary
inundation of low-lying areas, such as roads, during high-tide events -
especially during "king tides," the highest tides of the year.
King tides aren't caused by sea level rise in and of themselves, but
because they are the annual peak tides, they demonstrate how sea level
has already risen over the past 100 years.
Sea levels aren't rising equally "like water in a bathtub," according
to a report from Yale Environment 360. "The oceans are more akin to a
rubber kiddie pool where the water sloshes around unevenly, often
considerably higher on one side than another."
<http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/g53pxi/picture170066022/alternates/FREE_1140/IMG_AP_925447692899_20_1_Q4A0R49A_L276660581>
In this Aug. 28, 2011 photo, a flooded road is seen in Hatteras
Island, N.C., after Hurricane Irene swept through the area Sat
cutting the roadway in 5 locations. Irene caused more than 4.5
mn homes and businesses along the East Coast to reportedly lose
power over the weekend, and at least 11 deaths were blamed on the
storm. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) Steve Helber AP
More flooding, higher costs
Climate scientists view sea level rise as one of the most obvious
signals of a warming planet. Sea water expands as it warms, and
melting land-based ice sheets adds to rising water levels.
There are neighborhoods that now flood on sunny days, but didn't years
ago even during especially high tides, according to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
And as sea levels continue to rise, the frequency, depth and extent of
coastal flooding will continue to worsen, according to NOAA.
In 2016, Charleston saw 50 days of tidal flooding.
Fifty years ago? Just 4 days.
Flooding projections are set at about 25% above average for
2017-18 for areas including Wilmington, according to a recent NOAA report.
Wilmington had 84 days of high-tide flooding in 2016, according to NOAA.
"It is important for planning purposes that US coastal cities become
better informed about the extent that high-tide flooding is increasing
and will likely increase in the coming decades," according to the
Feb 2018 NOAA report.
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NWS San Diego @NWSSanDiego 06 May 2018 00:20Z
Today was the hottest day of the year at Thermal and at Campo. The high of
107 at Thermal tied their record high set just last year. The high of 93 at
Campo tied their record high set in 1989. #cawx #SanDiegoWx
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'Disaster like never before': Man clings to bonnet of car as torrential
flooding hits Ankara
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ABC News, 06 May 2018
Torrential flooding sweeps through a district in the Turkish capital
of Ankara, sending vehicles downstream and causing a man to surf the
bonnet of a car to avoid being swept away.
Is the future of meat fake and slaughter-free?
ABC News, 06 May 2018
It sounds like a contradiction - but the meat you eat in the future
might come from a plant, or a laboratory, eliminating the need to
slaughter animals.
[Thank former Comm Min Mal Turnbull for his el-cheapo net].
The towns where you have to wake in the middle of the night just to use the
internet
ABC News, 06 May 2018
Welcome to the regional communities where access to telecommunications
is so intermittent, residents are forced online at ungodly hours of
the day and have to drive kilometres from their homes just to make a
phone call.
Rising trade tensions fail to ruffle 'goldilocks' economy as US goes it alone
ABC Analysis, 06 May 2018 01:25Z
The latest US jobs figures were just what the Federal Reserve and Wall
Street wanted. The breakdown in trade talks in China weren't, writes
Stephen Letts.
The $3m Drysdale painting at the centre of an auction house collapse
ABC News, 06 May 2018
The man behind collapsed auction house Mossgreen denies doing anything
wrong after administrators allege he ran the company like a "ponzi
scheme" from the day he sold a celebrated Russell Drysdale painting.
Indian girl burnt alive after parents file rape charges
ABC News, 06 May 2018
Indian police arrest 14 people suspected of kidnapping, raping and
burning to death a teenage girl, as rape cases against children and
women in India rise to 100 reported cases per day despite the
toughening of laws.
[Malaria cases per 1000 cap. Some kinda obvees distribution wrt temps?]
<https://www.yourgenome.org/sites/default/files/illustrations/chart/
malaria_distribution_map_2013_yourgenome.png>
New parks set aside to save declining koala population in NSW
ABC News, 06 May 2018
A $45 mn intervention package to protect the threatened koala
population is announced by the NSW Government, with a multi-pronged approach
to save the iconic species planned.
North Korea says US [or just Trump's?] claims about upcoming summit
are 'misleading'
Los Angeles Times, 06 May 2018 16:53Z
Rudy Giuliani: Cohen might have paid other women for Trump 'if necessary'
CNN, 06 May 2018 19:11Z
Nunes, in spat with Justice Dept, threatens Sessions with contempt
over Russia materials
CNN, 06 May 2018 19:12Z
`Sunny day flooding' worsens at NC beaches - a sign sea rise is
decades too soon, studies say
The Atlantic Ocean is eroding parts of North Topsail Beach by about
five feet per year. The town of 800 residents is running out of cash
and solutions in its efforts to protect its north shore. Whose job is
to save this popular North Carolina tour Brittany Peterson and Sohail
Al-Jamea / McClatchy
Abbie Bennett
03 May 2018 10:31 PM
Raleigh. Living in cities threatened by sea-level rise could be like
living near an active volcano, according to NOAA oceanographer William Sweet.
Some parts of the Earth are seeing sea levels rise far beyond average,
and it's just a waiting game before some areas are inundated with sea
water, studies show.
The East Coast of the US is experiencing "sunny day flooding" that
scientists didn't expect for decades yet.
Sea levels are rising at a rate of about an inch per year (5 inches
from 2011-15) in some areas along the East Coast, from North Carolina
to Florida, according to one study - that's faster than researchers expected.
Residents of coastal communities most often feel the effects of sea
level rise during tidal flooding.
Tidal flooding, also known as "sunny day flooding" is the temporary
inundation of low-lying areas, such as roads, during high-tide events -
especially during "king tides," the highest tides of the year.
King tides aren't caused by sea level rise in and of themselves, but
because they are the annual peak tides, they demonstrate how sea level
has already risen over the past 100 years.
Sea levels aren't rising equally "like water in a bathtub," according
to a report from Yale Environment 360. "The oceans are more akin to a
rubber kiddie pool where the water sloshes around unevenly, often
considerably higher on one side than another."
<http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/g53pxi/picture170066022/alternates/FREE_1140/IMG_AP_925447692899_20_1_Q4A0R49A_L276660581>
In this Aug. 28, 2011 photo, a flooded road is seen in Hatteras
Island, N.C., after Hurricane Irene swept through the area Sat
cutting the roadway in 5 locations. Irene caused more than 4.5
mn homes and businesses along the East Coast to reportedly lose
power over the weekend, and at least 11 deaths were blamed on the
storm. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) Steve Helber AP
More flooding, higher costs
Climate scientists view sea level rise as one of the most obvious
signals of a warming planet. Sea water expands as it warms, and
melting land-based ice sheets adds to rising water levels.
There are neighborhoods that now flood on sunny days, but didn't years
ago even during especially high tides, according to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
And as sea levels continue to rise, the frequency, depth and extent of
coastal flooding will continue to worsen, according to NOAA.
In 2016, Charleston saw 50 days of tidal flooding.
Fifty years ago? Just 4 days.
Flooding projections are set at about 25% above average for
2017-18 for areas including Wilmington, according to a recent NOAA report.
Wilmington had 84 days of high-tide flooding in 2016, according to NOAA.
"It is important for planning purposes that US coastal cities become
better informed about the extent that high-tide flooding is increasing
and will likely increase in the coming decades," according to the
Feb 2018 NOAA report.
...
--
NWS San Diego @NWSSanDiego 06 May 2018 00:20Z
Today was the hottest day of the year at Thermal and at Campo. The high of
107 at Thermal tied their record high set just last year. The high of 93 at
Campo tied their record high set in 1989. #cawx #SanDiegoWx
<Loading Image...>
'Disaster like never before': Man clings to bonnet of car as torrential
flooding hits Ankara
<Loading Image...>
ABC News, 06 May 2018
Torrential flooding sweeps through a district in the Turkish capital
of Ankara, sending vehicles downstream and causing a man to surf the
bonnet of a car to avoid being swept away.
Is the future of meat fake and slaughter-free?
ABC News, 06 May 2018
It sounds like a contradiction - but the meat you eat in the future
might come from a plant, or a laboratory, eliminating the need to
slaughter animals.
[Thank former Comm Min Mal Turnbull for his el-cheapo net].
The towns where you have to wake in the middle of the night just to use the
internet
ABC News, 06 May 2018
Welcome to the regional communities where access to telecommunications
is so intermittent, residents are forced online at ungodly hours of
the day and have to drive kilometres from their homes just to make a
phone call.
Rising trade tensions fail to ruffle 'goldilocks' economy as US goes it alone
ABC Analysis, 06 May 2018 01:25Z
The latest US jobs figures were just what the Federal Reserve and Wall
Street wanted. The breakdown in trade talks in China weren't, writes
Stephen Letts.
The $3m Drysdale painting at the centre of an auction house collapse
ABC News, 06 May 2018
The man behind collapsed auction house Mossgreen denies doing anything
wrong after administrators allege he ran the company like a "ponzi
scheme" from the day he sold a celebrated Russell Drysdale painting.
Indian girl burnt alive after parents file rape charges
ABC News, 06 May 2018
Indian police arrest 14 people suspected of kidnapping, raping and
burning to death a teenage girl, as rape cases against children and
women in India rise to 100 reported cases per day despite the
toughening of laws.
[Malaria cases per 1000 cap. Some kinda obvees distribution wrt temps?]
<https://www.yourgenome.org/sites/default/files/illustrations/chart/
malaria_distribution_map_2013_yourgenome.png>
New parks set aside to save declining koala population in NSW
ABC News, 06 May 2018
A $45 mn intervention package to protect the threatened koala
population is announced by the NSW Government, with a multi-pronged approach
to save the iconic species planned.
North Korea says US [or just Trump's?] claims about upcoming summit
are 'misleading'
Los Angeles Times, 06 May 2018 16:53Z
Rudy Giuliani: Cohen might have paid other women for Trump 'if necessary'
CNN, 06 May 2018 19:11Z
Nunes, in spat with Justice Dept, threatens Sessions with contempt
over Russia materials
CNN, 06 May 2018 19:12Z