US coastal businesses hit by everyday impact of climate change, study shows
by Emily Holden in Annapolis, Maryland from Environment | The Guardian on (#497EJ)
Annapolis seeing sea rise at about twice the global rate. Flooding there foreshadows problems other coastal towns can expect
When the parking lot in the bustling tourist zone of downtown Annapolis floods, the employees at Pip's Dock Street Dogs restaurant take off their socks and shoes, wrap their legs in trash bags and wade out into the water.
A lot of the time, it's not even raining. High tides intensified by sea-level rise are just pushing the water inland, overwhelming the drainage system.
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