Sentences with phrase «tidal flooding impacts»
The NOAA's National Ocean Center offers additional information and resources on nuisance flooding, including an interactive animation of tidal flooding impacts and resilience strategies.
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We define nuisance flooding as occurring when the water level at a NOAA tidal gauge exceeds the local threshold for minor flooding impacts that has been established by the local Weather Forecasting Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service (NWS).
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NOAA predicts a significant increase in the number of tidal flooding events all up and down the East Coast due to a combination of El Nino and impacts related to human - forced climate change.