Study shows sea level rise threatens critical infrastructure on New Hampshire’s seacoast

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The Union of Concerned Scientists’ study shows wastewater treatment plants, a fire station and an affordable housing unit may flood regularly as sea levels rise on the New Hampshire coast.

A recent study from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows as sea levels rise, pieces of critical infrastructure in New Hampshire could be threatened by flooding from the ocean on a regular basis.

All told, up to six critical infrastructure assets would be threatened by flooding about twelve times a year by 2100, Kristina Dahl, who worked on the project for the Union of Concerned Scientists, said in some ways, New Hampshire is lucky. “This is not should not come as a surprise to us in the year 2050 that we have facilities that are at risk,” she said. “Because infrastructure is so long lived, and because the decisions that go into adopting infrastructure are so difficult and require a lot of community engagement, we really need to start now so that we're prepared for 2050 or 2100.”

 

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