Posted by: Sandy Steinman | April 11, 2018

Sinking land will exacerbate flooding from sea level rise in Bay Area

The UC Berkeley News reports on a study that shows

Rising sea levels are predicted to submerge many coastal areas around San Francisco Bay by 2100, but a new study warns that sinking land — primarily the compaction of landfill in places such as Treasure Island and Foster City — will make flooding even worse.

Read full article at Sinking land will exacerbate flooding from sea level rise in Bay Area | Berkeley News


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