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:Turkey Begins Operation Against U.S.-Backed Kurdish Militias in SyriaA Canadian Food Fest and Toronto’s Islands: the Canada Letter.Linking Youth Funding to Abortion Rights Spawns Backlash in Canada and BeyondSudan Jails Journalists in New Sign of RepressionSenate, Supreme Court, Menendez: Your Friday Evening BriefingTrying to Defend President Trump’s Derision, Diplomatically