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Ominous sea level report card for most U.S. coastal communities

Live on the U.S. coastline? Watch out.

Rob Beschizza
May 12, 2025
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Wrightsville Beach

The 2024 "report card" tracking sea levels is in line with previous projections, confirming that the sea is coming for your beach house—unless it's in Alaska.

Overall, most locations continue a trend of accelerating sea level rise. However, Mitchell notes that projections have remained mostly uniform since reporting began in 2018, apart…

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