Sea level rise accelerating along US coastline, scientists warn

• Inundation and flooding are steadily becoming more likely
• Worldwide rise being driven by melting of large glaciers

The pace of sea level rise accelerated at nearly all measurement stations along the US coastline in 2019, with scientists warning some of the bleakest scenarios for inundation and flooding are steadily becoming more likely.

Of 32 tide-gauge stations in locations along the vast US coastline, 25 showed a clear acceleration in sea level rise last year, according to researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (Vims).