According to a recent report by the N.O.A.A, or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for short, sea level has risen approximately one foot over the past century. The results of this rise can be seen every time a nor’easter rolls up the coast and floods shore towns from north to south Jersey.
The ocean trying to swallow the shore is the bad news, and there isn’t any good news. The N.O.A.A. also predicts that, based on our current emissions, we could experience an additional foot of sea level rise in just the next three decades, which as you can probably imagine is sub optimal. Lower Manhattan would look like Venice and The Meadowlands would go from being a swamp to oceanfront property. The Jets will still stink.
By now you must be asking yourself some questions like:
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