New research from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey used satellite data to show mounting threats to coastal communities from coastal sinking. The global average sea level has been rising around 3.3 millimeters per year according to satellite readings from NASA. A gradual subsidence of just a few millimeters annually may appear insignificant at first, yet its repercussions can be severe. “That’s the thing about sea level [rise]. It’s slow and it’s insidious and continuous,” said RCEI Affiliate, Kenneth Miller. “We’ve been fortunate in the past 11 years since [Hurricane] Sandy that we’ve not seen an event like that. We obviously are very likely to see similar events in the next ten years or so.”
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