Sea Level Rising Rapidly on Both Coasts, Could Even Flood San Francisco Airport in a Decade

The Northeast U.S. has been taking the brunt of rising sea levels not just in the country but in the world, with waters rising three to four times faster than the global average, according to new data. But that doesn't spare the West Coast; in a decade, rising sea levels could flood the San Francisco International Airport. According to research from the U.S. Geological Survey, the tides in a 1,000-kilometer stretch of coast from Cape... full story