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2015 State of U.S. “Nuisance” Tidal Flooding
- Finds that during 2015, anomalously high coastal sea levels persisted along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf Coast and parts of the West Coast
- Argues that this increased the reach of typical storm surges and high tides
- Concludes that the frequency of nuisance tidal flooding in 2015 increased by more than 50% on average across all locations as compared to 2014
- States that, during 2015, several locations experienced all-time records for flood levels
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