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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Richard Luscombe

Miami and New Orleans face greater sea-level threat than already feared

A lifeguard tower on Miami Beach.
A lifeguard tower on Miami Beach. Photograph: Wilfredo Lee/AP

Coastal cities in the southern US, including Miami, Houston and New Orleans, are in even greater peril from sea-level rise than scientists already feared, according to new analysis.

What experts are calling a dramatic surge in ocean levels has taken place along the US south-eastern and Gulf of Mexico coastline since 2010, one study suggests, an increase of almost 5in (12.7cm).

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