Humans Are Changing Coastlines and Causing More Flooding As a Result, Study Finds
Nuisance flooding during a high tide spreads water around a park bench and sidewalk along the Tidal Basin in Washington on July 2, 2019. That year, Washington had about 42 fewer nuisance flooding days because of decreased tidal range, a University of Central Florida study found. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) At a Glance Sea level rise is not the only thing causing an increase in the number of nuisance floods.More than half the locations studied had more nuisance flooding...