Every spring, the cherry trees surrounding the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., erupt into billowing blossoms of pink and white. Even their neighbors, the Washington Monument and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, can’t compete.
But Sean Kennealy, who has worked at this park for 24 years, says there’s a creeping concern. “I’ve definitely noticed the water getting a little higher every year,” he said.
Due to climate change, water levels near the nation’s capital are rising faster than almost anywhere else on the East Coast. The Tidal Basin is hit hard because the land there is also sinking.
Every day, twice a day, the Tidal Basin floods at high tide and the walkway alongside the water disappears underneath it. As the water starts to roll in, where the sidewalk ends becomes its own tourist “distraction.”
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