(task) Historic high tides from supermoon and sea level rise flood the Southeast coast

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> From: Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com>
> Subject: Historic high tides from supermoon and sea level rise flood the Southeast coast
> Date: October 27, 2015 at 5:59:36 PM EDT
> To: michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com, albert@icassemblies.com
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> Mike / Albert
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> FYI . . .
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> Historic high tides from supermoon and sea level rise flood the Southeast coast
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> Ocean water surged into neighborhoods on the Southeast coast on Tuesday morning during high tide, pushing gauges well beyond predicted levels. Seemingly overnight, spurred by sea level rise, we’ve entered an era where king tides compete with hurricanes in the water level record books . . .
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> . . . Residents are saying Tuesday’s high tide was worse than South Carolina’s “1,000-year flood” in early October.
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> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/10/27/historic-high-tides-from-supermoon-and-sea-level-rise-flood-the-southeast-coast/
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> Kathy