Hazardous sites in California at risk of severe flooding due to rising sea levels, study finds

More than 100 hazardous industrial sites on California's coast are at risk of flooding severely — and spreading contaminants — due to rising sea levels if climate change continues to worsen, according to a study released Tuesday.

The study, conducted by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles and Berkeley, found that 129 sites including oil refineries, sewage treatment plants and nuclear and fossil fuel power plants could see flooding by 2050 and 423 hazardous sites could flood by 2100.

When flooded, these sites could pollute and contaminate nearby land, air and groundwater.