Raptorpat Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Quote New satellite images show the eastern U.S. coast is sinking at a faster rate than what was first reported last year, according to a new study published in the journal PNAS Nexus. Back in September, a team of scientists out of Southern California found that the New York City metro area is sinking at an average of 0.06 inches annually, USA TODAY previously reported. That number is now 0.08 inches in some areas, according to the new study published on Jan. 2. "The problem is not just that the land is sinking. The problem is that the hotspots of sinking land intersect directly with population and infrastructure hubs," according to a statement from lead author Leonard Ohenhen, a graduate student working with associate professor Manoochehr Shirzaei at Virginia Tech’s Earth Observation and Innovation Lab. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/09/satellite-images-show-rate-east-coast-sinking/72152778007/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperxmns Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 ripbozo rest in diluted piss since we underwater now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 @1938_Packard Sorry but I had to try 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 So in a few millennia I’ll have beachfront property? Nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Meh, this is just until California snaps off the continent and the lards of the Nevada casinos rebalance things. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[classic swim] Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Title’s too funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I want to hear the opinions of da giant rat that makes all of da rules on this development. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 my bet's on florida going under first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Yeah Florida is basically all sea level except manmade stuff. My understanding is it's basically impossible to get affordable property insurance because of all the climate change-induced storms and flooding etc. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthor Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 55 minutes ago, Raptorpat said: Yeah Florida is basically all sea level except manmade stuff. My understanding is it's basically impossible to get affordable property insurance because of all the climate change-induced storms and flooding etc. The highest point in penninsular Florida is Sugarloaf Mountain in Lake county, a nosebleed-inducing 312 feet high. We left Florida 20 years ago, and it was extremely difficult to get affordable property insurance even then. The big jump in prices and decrease in coverage started shortly after hurricane Andrew (if memory serves me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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