Coastal Massachusetts hospitals at danger of flooding due to hurricanes

According to a study by published in GeoHealth, six Massachusetts hospitals would flood if the area was hit with a Category 1 hurricane. A Category 4 hurricane could cause 14 hospitals to flood. Hospital flooding could worsen as sea levels rise (SLR) an estimated 1.64 feet by mid-century, and 2.69 feet by the end of the century, according to the study. Use the dropdown to see how hurricanes and sea level rise (SLR) will affect the flood risk of hospitals.