Rising sea levels have communities around the world losing the ground beneath their feet.
Thousands of people in the Canal community of San Rafael, California, are at risk of being stranded with no drivable routes as rising sea levels increase flooding from storms and king tides, Local News Matters reported.
What’s happening?
San Rafael is located in the northern region of the San Francisco Bay Area. According to Local News Matters, the land in the Canal community is subsiding, or sinking, at a rate of roughly 0.4 inches per year.
With exit roads about 3 feet above sea level, high tides and king tides can fully cover them…