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Before rising seas flood San Francisco’s streets from climate change, rising groundwater mixed with salt water could degrade underground structures like sewage lines and building foundations, scientists say.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 19, 2024 - Rising sea levels are causing coastal groundwater to ascend, making it saltier and more corrosive. This phenomenon is placing global underground infrastructure at risk, according to a new study from
OPINION: Sea level rise won’t hit just homes on shorefronts, but also the infrastructure beneath our feet.
The town of Hauula packs hundreds of homes into a narrow strip of land sandwiched between verdant, towering cliffs of the Koolau mountain range and the Pacific. But the stunning views obscure an environmental problem beneath the ground. This rural part of the island of Oahu is not connected to…
Hawaii has 83,000 cesspools, more than any other state, and many are close to the shoreline. The system has long been unsanitary but it's increasingly an environmental problem, too. Rising