U.S. electric power plants, oil refineries and natural gas installations are at increased risk from flooding as a result of rising sea levels in coming decades, according to a new report from the climate research group Climate Central.
In a report presented to Congress on April 19, the research group identified 287 energy facilities in 22 coastal states that are located less than 4 feet above the high-tide line, where flooding becomes increasingly likely with global sea-level rise.
More than half the plants are in Louisiana, and most of those are natural-gas facilities. Florida, California and New York each have between 10 and 30 exposed sites, mainly for electricity, while Texas and New Jersey have a concentration of oil and gas facilities that would be flooded, the report said.
