“NASA is Facing a Climate Countdown,” the New York Times declared Monday in a story explaining the acute impact rising sea levels could have on NASA. About two-thirds of the land NASA manages is within five meters of sea level, including launch sites at the Kennedy Space Center and Houston’s Johnson Space Center. Increases in sea levels could result in more frequent coastal flooding at those locations, jeopardizing billions of dollars of the agency’s infrastructure.
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