1.6 million tons of hazardous waste are stored at facilities that would be put at risk if sea levels rose by five or more feet compared to 2000 levels.
Higher sea levels mean more instances of so-called 'sunny day flooding,' flooding that happens during high astronomical tides without the need for rainfall or storms. This also increases the damage potential from coastal storms, such as hurricanes and nor'easters.
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