Maria Cantwell: “Greater Seattle could all be underwater as early as 2030.”

“And the increased likelihood of ground instability during earthquakes also magnify the devastating events in threatened critical areas like roads, bridges, fiber optic cables, Greater Seattle could all be underwater as early as 2030. So we just had a massive flood out in the northwest in December, and that impact was just unbelievable. One of the biggest.” (04:30–04:35)

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