Some Parts Of The US Will See 100-Year Floods Annually, According To New Flood Maps
(World News Science)

Increased storm frequency and intensity paired with sea-level rise could make 100-year floods - so named because they occur every century - an annual occurrence in some parts of the US. New research published in Nature Communications suggests that destructive flooding may soon happen every year in New England and up to every 30 years in the southeast Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. Coastal flooding intensity is determined by a combination of sea-level rise and storm surges but varies from each location due to ocean circulation and ongoing adjustments of ice...