August 25, 2011
Graph of the Day: Sea Level Trends along the U.S. East Coast
Relative sea level trends (millimeters/year) along the U.S. East Coast. The rate of annual sea level rise measured at Sewells Point in Norfolk is the highest of all stations along the U.S. East Coast at nearly 4.5 millimeters per year. Trends are shown for Key West, Florida; Mayport, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; Sewells Point, Virginia; Atlantic City, New Jersey; New York, NY; Boston, Massachusetts; Portland, Maine.
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