Rising sea levels threaten Los Angeles | Climate News Network
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As much of California and the western US endures a severe drought, the city of Los Angeles is at increasing risk from rising sea levels, researchers say.
LONDON, 22 February – Los Angeles, City of the Angels in southern California, sits on a flat shelf of the Pacific coast of America, with a view of the sea. And if climate scientists are right, it could soon have an even closer view of the sea.
The city of more than 12 million people occupies 12,000 square kilometres of land, much of it no more than three metres above sea level. By 2050, rising sea levels could pose a threat to the infrastructure, museums and historic buildings of this great capital of entertainment, education, business, tourism and international trade, according to a new study by the University of Southern California.