White House: 1,500% jump in coastal flooding, unprecedented heat waves for Carolinas
Story Date: 11/27/2018

 

Source: Charles Duncan and Abbie Bennett, NEWS & OBSERVER, 11/26/18


Climate change will cause more heat waves, flooding and worse storm impacts, and change life for people in the Carolinas, according to a report released by the White House the day after Thanksgiving. Higher sea levels will bring more and worse coastal flooding, a warming ocean will bring stronger storms, and extreme heat waves will become longer and more frequent in the Southeast, the Fourth National Climate Assessment predicts. 

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