Now listening. It’s shorter than I hoped, but so far so good! nprfreshair: Climate scientist Dr. Radley Horton on storms in the future: Given the higher sea levels in the future, even if storms remain exactly the same, we’re going to get more frequent flooding events, maybe three times as many coastal flood events by the end of the century, just by virtue of having average sea levels be higher. (Image: Reuters) HIGH RES

Now listening. It’s shorter than I hoped, but so far so good!

nprfreshair:

Climate scientist Dr. Radley Horton on storms in the future:

Given the higher sea levels in the future, even if storms remain exactly the same, we’re going to get more frequent flooding events, maybe three times as many coastal flood events by the end of the century, just by virtue of having average sea levels be higher.

(Image: Reuters)

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