East Coast Of U.S. Slowly Sinking Into The Ocean, Study Finds

CBS Local — While the flood waters from monstrous hurricanes like Harvey and Irma eventually recede, a new study says that a bigger issue is that flooding is poised to become an every day problem for many coastal cities as the land there continues to sink into the Atlantic Ocean.
According to a study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports, sea levels on the east coast of the United States rise approximately three millimeters per year. While that may not sound like mu