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	New York Seas to Rise Twice as Much as Rest of U.S.

kkcapricorn

4-24-2009 6:28 PM

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climate change, sea level, nyc, us northeast

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"Sea levels around New York City and much of the U.S. Northeast will rise twice as much as in other parts of the United States this century, according to new climate models"

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Driven by changes in ocean circulation, the rapid sea level rise will bring increased risk of damage from <A href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/?section=h">hurricanes</A> and winter storm surges, researchers say.
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The reason U.S. Northeast seas are expected to rise disproportionately is because the forces that generate the North Atlantic's Gulf Stream ocean current are projected to weaken in the coming decades.
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