1.0In Briefhttps://www.nwprogressive.org/microblogAndrew Villeneuvehttps://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/author/andrew/Flooding of coast, caused by damage to the climate, has already begun - In Briefrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Xpt4HMTzvM"><a href="https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/2016/09/flooding-of-coast-caused-by-damage-to-the-climate-has-already-begun/">Flooding of coast, caused by damage to the climate, has already begun</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/2016/09/flooding-of-coast-caused-by-damage-to-the-climate-has-already-begun/embed/#?secret=Xpt4HMTzvM" width="600" height="338" title="“Flooding of coast, caused by damage to the climate, has already begun” — In Brief" data-secret="Xpt4HMTzvM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/JUN15-USDA-ClimateCrisis.jpg25921936"For decades, as the global warming created by human emissions caused land ice to melt and ocean water to expand, scientists warned that the accelerating rise of the sea would eventually imperil the United States’ coastline. Now, those warnings are no longer theoretical: The inundation of the coast has begun. The sea has crept up to the point that a high tide and a brisk wind are all it takes to send water pouring into streets and homes," the New York Times reports.