Sunday, June 15, 2014

Climate Change Could Flood Your Streets with Sewage and Toxic Waste

Oakland and surrounding area (Credit: Stefan Klocek) Click to enlarge.
Rising seas and ferocious storms linked to global warming won’t just bring water to our doorsteps.  In some cities, it will deliver a witches’ brew of sewage from low-lying drains and toxic waste from Superfund sites and industrial areas.

 That’s because when seas rise, they don’t just top over shorelines.  They can burble up through waterfront infrastructure like sewage systems.

 Climate Change Could Flood Your Streets with Sewage and Toxic Waste
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