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Originally Posted by Undertoad
The sea level at this installation is 3 meters above sea level. Worst-case RCP 8.5 projects a rise of 1 meter. That is also controversial, as climate scientists are not in great consensus about sea level rise. Sea level rises differently at different locations, and so not all tide gauges report a sea level rise, although consensus says it rose about 8 inches last century.
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The project claims to represent the "storm surge" level, not the everyday sea level. I have no idea if their storm surge predictions are accurate or not, but it's true that if the area floods that high for just one week out of every two or three years, the area is unlivable no matter what is happening the rest of the time.