Sea Level Rise | Energy Switch Season 4, Episode 7

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Sea level has been rising since the end of the last Ice Age, when continental ice sheets began to melt. In island nations and low-lying coastal areas sea level rise is contributing, among other things, to high tide flooding, and saltwater encroaching into farmland and freshwater aquifers. We’ll talk about what the future could bring, and ideas of how communities could adapt to sea level rise. Discussing sea level with Dr. Scott Tinker is: - Dr. Rachel Cleetus, Policy Director of the Climate &…