Losing interest in polar melting

In the past I followed polar ice loss wondering about the mechanism and rates. My curiosity is assuaged:

• Arctic - Northern landmasses provide the mechanism for relatively fast, temperature exchange both atmospheric and ocean. Every lower latitude cold blast simply pulls warm, moist temperate air up delaying winter freezing and accelerating the seasonal melts.
• Antarctic - absence of connecting land masses means the circumpolar air and sea currents keep it relatively isolated. However, relatively warmer water is reaching the shores leading to ice shelf breakups and melt.

So higher King tides are making coastal flooding a thing: Arctic Sea Ice Is Growing Faster Than Before, But There's A Catch

The places that have the greatest chance of seeing high tide flooding are Myrtle Beach and Charleston, South Carolina; Fort Pulaski, Georgia; and Fernandina Beach, Florida.
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Flooding from these routine tides has gotten much worse as global sea levels have risen.

NOAA issued a report in June that said rising sea levels and frequent storms set flood records across the country in 2017, and it warned that this year could be worse: "The projected increase in high tide flooding in 2018 may be as much as 60 percent higher across U.S. coastlines as compared to typical flooding about 20 years ago and 100 percent higher than 30 years ago. This is due to long-term sea level rise trends and, in part, by El Nino conditions that may develop later this year."

South Florida cities like Miami and Fort Lauderdale already see nuisance flooding in low-lying areas during high tides on sunny days. A king tide combined with the sea level rise means the water flows further inland.

A study in 2016 that examined flooding in Miami Beach from 1998 to 2013 found that high tide flooding had increased 400 percent after 2006. ​

Bob Wilson

 

I just want to see Mara largo undersea park.

Bob Wilson