Don’t underestimate the rising threat of groundwater to coastal cities

Ohenhen et al. highlight that the mid-century risk of floods in US coastal cities owing to sea level rise might be greater if land subsidence is factored in (L. O. Ohenhem et al. Nature 627, 108–115; 2024). But there is another, underappreciated component: rising coastal groundwater (S. Habel et al. Annu. Rev. Mar. Sci. 16, 81–103; 2024).

Nature 627, 735 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00917-9

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