Rising seas may cause constant flooding in Galveston, report says
Portions of downtown
"We're not seeing it happen any worse or any higher but we're seeing it more frequently," said
A new report by the
The report is being published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal "Elementa" and says
"Some 90 communities, mostly in
Despite flooding issues, Maxwell, the Galveston City manager, said the city is coping.
But Maxwell acknowledged during the state of the city speech that sea rise is an issue for
"We are experiencing sea rise on the island," Maxwell said. "I'm not going to tell you if it's man-caused, regular-caused or we're just sinking but we're experiencing it and drainage is going to continue to be an issue on the island."
The Concerned Scientists report says
He not only studies rising seas but portions of the
Some state and local officials believe the long-range solution could be the Ike Dike, an
"It's picked up a lot of momentum," Maxwell said. "Unfortunately it's going to take federal funding. It's probably going to take a natural disaster to get it built."
But Anderson, the Rice oceanographer, said it makes more sense to widen beaches and rebuild dunes instead of erecting a costly barrier. There are sand deposits offshore in the
"I think it would be much more economically feasible and environmentally friendly to dredge sand on a continuous basis rather than putting a wall from the
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