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Climate change could have an even worse impact on Boston than previously expected

2016-06-23 01:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Boston Globe: The consequences of climate change on Boston are expected to be far more calamitous than previous studies have suggested, a new report commissioned by the city says. In the worst case scenarios, sea levels could rise more than 10 feet by the end of the century -- nearly twice what was previously predicted -- plunging about 30 percent of Boston under water. Temperatures in 2070 could exceed 90 degrees for 90 days a year, compared with an average of 11 days now. And changes in precipitation could...

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