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    A Study Predicts Record Flooding In The 2030s, And It's Partly Because Of The Moon

    Researchers say high tide flooding in U.S. coastal regions will become more frequent in the mid-2030s because of climate change, amplified by a routine wobble in the moon's orbit.
    by Josie Fischels Jul 14, 2021 2 minutes
    A woman drives through floodwater during heavy rainfall in Miami. A new study predicts that high tide flooding in coastal areas could increase in frequency because of climate change and the lunar cycle in the mid-2030s.

    A new study on high tide flooding predicts that the mid-2030s could be catastrophically wet in U.S. coastal regions — and it could stay that way for an entire decade.

    Led by members of the NASA Sea Level Change Team from the University of Hawaii, says that high tide

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