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NOAA has recently released a new technical report describing the rises in sea level to be expected over the next 30 years. The report describes how quickly the sea level is rising at various places along the US Coast and provides links to a website that allows you to view sea level rise projections for any location along the coast. Sea levels are not rising by exactly the same amount everywhere because sea level rise is a combination of higher seas, rising or falling land due to groundwater removal, geological adjustments after the last ice age, and erosion, as well as changes in ocean currents. You can read the overview here or go right to the report at https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/sealevelrise/sealevelrise-tech-report.html.

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