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A major Cascadia quake could cause coastal areas to sink up to 6 feet, doubling flood risks.
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences warns that a major earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone, from Northern California to Vancouver Island, could cause coastal areas to sink over 6 feet, significantly increasing flood risks.
This sudden rise in sea level would double the area exposed to flooding and leave no time for adaptation.
The impact would affect infrastructure and ecosystems, with the last megaquake in 1700 sinking villages and forcing their abandonment.
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