Climate Change: US East Coast Hit Hardest By 'Nuisance Flooding' Amid Sea Level Rise From Climate Change, NOAA Scientists Say

The U.S. East Coast is bearing the brunt of the rise in "nuisance flooding" - minor events that shut down roads and clog storm drains but aren't particularly dangerous. Such floods have increased by more than fivefold in the past 50 years as coastal sea levels rise because of climate change, federal scientists say.