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Tide gauge and satellite data indicate that the rate of sea level rise has not increased significantly in response to the last 3/4 century of CO2 emissions, so there is no reason to expect that it will do so in response to the next 3/4 century of CO2 emissions. The best prediction for sea level in the future is simply a linear projection of the history of sea level at the same location in the past. For Long Island, that is about 7-8 inches by 2080.
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Burton, D. Comments on “Assessing future risk: quantifying the effects of sea level rise on storm surge risk for the southern shores of Long Island, New York” . Nat Prec (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2012.7067.1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2012.7067.1
Keywords
- Sea level
- Long Island
- Kings Point
- The Battery
- climate change