Amazingly Enough, In An Oceanside District Visibly Foundering, A GOP Rep Admits Warming Is Real

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“Climate change is real,” said U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, pledging to do what he can to better prepare Georgia’s coastline for Atlantic storms. The Pooler Republican is in a good position in Congress to play a role in strengthening coastal defenses in his district, which includes Georgia counties bounded by the ocean. He serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Environment Subcommittee and the House Select Committee on Climate Change, both of which are tasked with addressing rising sea level and climate change.

“Through a mix of partnerships, including NOAA, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Georgia Tech with its Sea Level Sensors project, and the individual communities along the coast, like Tybee Island and Brunswick, we are aware of existing challenges to Georgia’s coast and are working to address future concerns,” Carter said. “For example, through Georgia Tech’s Sea Level Sensors project, we know that flooding frequency and intensity has risen in the Savannah-Chatham County Area. Their network of 50 sensors not only provide real-time information of sea level changes but the data will also allow for modeling and forecasting of flooding in areas where people live.”

No one has to explain problems associated with climate change and sea level rise to city of Brunswick officials. They’ve witnessed it often enough. “We constantly have that on our mind all the time,” said Brunswick Mayor Cornell Harvey. “On the coast, we’re prone to flooding. Think about the deluge we had not long ago (in mid-September).” The heavy rainstorm Harvey refers to dropped close to 10 inches of rain on downtown Brunswick during a very high tide, causing what may have been record flooding in the area.

According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the sea level along the southern East Coast has risen by about a foot in the last century. That might seem small, but much of it has been in the past three decades, with the rate increasing significantly in just the last 10 years.

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https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/rising-sea-level-poses-risks-for-the-golden-isles/article_c7a99b79-e3eb-50f2-8d0b-67d4a3e81bc2.html

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1. Another example of "till it affects me...". (nt)