Transportation Infrastructure And Operations Will Be Severely Impacted By Climate Change
While every mode of transportation in the U.S. will be affected as the climate changes, potentially the greatest impact on transportation systems will be flooding of roads, railways, transit systems, and airport runways in coastal areas because of rising sea levels and surges brought on by more intense storms, says a new report from the National Research Council.
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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on April 2nd, 2008