Many Major Airports Are Near Sea Level. A Disaster in Japan Shows What Can Go Wrong. Airports in Shanghai, Rome, New York and other major cities, often designed before global warming was fully understood, face a threat from rising seas and extreme weather. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Watch LIVE: NASA to reveal exoplanet discoveries in live stream todayOut There: Is Earth All by Its Lonesome? Kepler Finds 4,034 Possible CompanionsInspired by War Zones, Balloon Device May Save Civilians From Fatal Blood LossGlobal Health: The High-Tech Device That’s Like a Bouncer for MosquitoesQ&A: Do Birds Listen When You Play Music?Take a Number: A Dire Weekly Total for the U.S.: 25 Children Killed by Guns