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:Haunting ‘witches marks’ to ‘WARD OFF EVIL’ discovered in British caveTrilobites: Searching Tardigrades for Lifesaving SecretsPhotos From the Opportunity Rover’s Mission on MarsNASA SHOCK admission: Distant galaxy is ‘ON COURSE to COLLIDE with Earth' NASA asteroid tracker: Asteroid discovered TWO DAYS AGO flying for Earth approach TONIGHTThey’ve Taken America’s Temperature — and It’s Running High