Sea Level Rise on US Coast

Scientists have noticed that the sea level around the eastern coast of the U.S. is rising much faster and higher than predicted. Higher and faster sea level rising means that populations in low lying areas must be ready for flood type conditions.  It has been a consensus that conditions are going to be much worst than predicted by the International Panel on Climate change(IPCC).  The IPCC predicted a rise of 2 mm per year.  Satellite research has found that sea levels are rising at 3.2 mm per year.  This may not seem like much but it actually 60% faster than predicted.  Further mitigation will have to be done in the coastal region to protect against floods.  The use of satellite research and predicting weather patterns makes this fall in to the engineering paradigm.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/28/us-coastal-cities-sea-level-rise