Why sea degree rise after 2050 is a thriller

How excessive will the ocean rise underneath local weather change? By 2050, scientists have a reasonably good concept. But why does it matter the place you reside? And what can people do to gradual it down?

NPR local weather correspondent reporter Rebecca Hersher talks to co-host Emily Kwong about how that future will play out in several elements of the nation.

This story is a part of Nature Quest, our month-to-month section that brings you a query from a Short Waver who’s noticing a change on the earth round them. This query comes from Peter Lansdale in Santa Cruz, Calif. 

Read extra of Rebecca Hersher’s reporting about local weather change, flooding, and catastrophe response here.

To see what the way forward for the ocean will appear like the place you reside, take a look at NOAA’s Sea Level Rise Viewer.

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