Summary
The United States has high population densities and strong economic interests in coastal cities such as New York City, Miami, and those surrounding the Gulf Coast. However, flooding is becoming an increasingly pressing issue for coastal communities and infrastructure nationwide. The melting of the polar ice caps contributes to rising sea levels and enhances the rate and frequency of coastal flooding. This project will use deep-sea sediment cores to investigate how changes in Earth’s orbit and shifts in climate influenced iceberg discharge events and ocean circulation in the past. The results w
