“The Corps has been looking at the risk that Boston faces due to increasing sea level rise and storm surge,” said Chris Osgood, director of the Office of Climate Resilience for the City of ...

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Recent research highlights a disturbing reality: Boston is sinking. At the same time, our city is contending with rising sea levels. The land beneath us is gradually moving in the opposite direction.