Rates of sea level rise vary from place to place and over time, meaning they are faster or slower during different years. In Georgia, the average rate since the 1930s has been about one inch every eight years. But, this rate has increased in the past twenty years to as high as one inch every 2.5 years due to faster rates of rise caused by global warming. Scientistis predict as much as one foot of sea level rise within the next 25 years for Georgia, which could cause more regular flooding in the Community of Hogg Hummock. The Community averages three feet in elevation above the mean high tide line.
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