28 July 2015
Scientists write that sea-level rise (3.4 mm/yr) is faster in the Chesapeake Bay region than any other location on the Atlantic coast of North America, and twice the global average (1.7 mm/yr). They have found that dated interglacial deposits suggest that relative sea levels in the Chesapeake Bay region deviate from global trends over a range of timescales.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/kbDZ_aulL8g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/
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