Thousands of US hazardous sites are at risk of flooding because of sea level rise, study finds

Sea level rise threatens thousands of hazardous sites: Study

Flooding could strike 5,500 sites and release contaminants.

Sea level rise a major threat at hazardous sites across U.S.

If heat-trapping pollution from burning coal, oil and gas continues unchecked, thousands of hazardous sites across the United States risk being flooded from sea level rise by the turn of the century, posing serious health risks to nearby communities, according to a new study. Researchers identified 5,500 sites that store, emit or handle sewage, trash, oil, gas and other hazards that could face coastal flooding by 2100, with much of the risk alre…

Sea level rise threatens thousands of hazardous sites: Study

Rising sea levels could flood thousands of hazardous sites in marginalized communities mostly across seven states by 2100 should greenhouse gases continue to build up in the atmosphere, a study published Thursday in Nature Communications warns. Flooding could strike 5,500 sites and release contaminants should flood waters hit these sites. Eighty percent of the sites…

Thousands of U.S. hazardous sites are at risk of flooding due to sea level rise

Researchers identified 5,500 sites that handle hazards that could face coastal flooding by 2100.

Thousands of U.S. hazardous sites are at risk of flooding due to sea level rise

Researchers identified 5,500 sites that handle hazards that could face coastal flooding by 2100.

Thousands of U.S. hazardous sites are at risk of flooding due to sea level rise

Researchers identified 5,500 sites that handle hazards that could face coastal flooding by 2100.