Hundreds of thousands of homes along U.S. coasts are at risk of devastating coastal flooding over the next 30 years as climate changes causes the oceans to rise, a new study finds. Overall, about 311,000 coastal homes worth about $120 billion are at risk of chronic flooding in the next 30 years.
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