{"action_steps":["Check whether your home, job, or regular route sits in a projected sea-level-rise exposure area.","Keep drainage on your property working so water can move away more easily.","Elevate utilities and critical equipment above expected water levels where possible.","If you own or manage shoreline property, use floodproofing or elevation measures where feasible.","Pay attention to future relocation, open-space, and shoreline adaptation planning in low-lying areas."],"at_risk_groups":["People in low-lying shoreline areas.","Equity Priority Communities in exposed areas.","People who rely on shoreline transportation, airport access, or wastewater services.","Communities in areas vulnerable to contaminated groundwater rise."],"base_priority_score":7,"historical_examples":["San Francisco Bay water levels have risen 8 inches in the last century."],"key_stats":["Official Priority Risk Index (PRI): 2.5, ranked Medium.","San Francisco Bay water levels have risen 8 inches in the last century.","2050 scenario exposure: 9,112 people, 2,712 buildings, 508 lifelines, and $11,802,105,142 in exposed value.","2100 scenario exposure: 30,687 people, 7,028 buildings, 765 lifelines, and $23,054,285,189 in exposed value.","The 2050 scenario uses 0.8 feet of sea-level rise plus a 100-year storm surge and groundwater rise; the 2100 scenario uses 4.9 feet plus a 100-year storm surge and groundwater rise.","Key vulnerable infrastructure includes the Oakland airport, rail lines to the Port, and three wastewater treatment plants."],"locations":["Shoreline areas.","Jack London District.","Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.","Rail lines connecting to the Port of Oakland.","Three wastewater treatment plants."],"name":"Sea-Level Rise","personalization_notes":[],"personalized_what_this_means_for_you":"If you live, work, commute, or rely on services near the shoreline, your risk can grow over time even if your block does not flood today. This also matters for future housing and transportation decisions.","priority_reason":"The LHMP ranks sea-level rise medium, but the long-term exposure to people, shoreline infrastructure, wastewater systems, and transportation is large and growing. It scores high for product use because it is a slow-moving hazard that can still affect daily life and future housing decisions.","priority_score":7,"real_world_impact":"Sea-level rise is less about one sudden event and more about a growing problem that makes flooding, drainage, infrastructure, and contamination risks worse over time.","risk_level":"Medium","slug":"sea-level-rise","summary":"Sea-level rise is a slow but growing hazard for Oakland's shoreline. Over time it can flood low-lying areas, strain drainage systems, raise groundwater, and damage transportation and wastewater infrastructure.","top_risks":["Shoreline flooding that reaches homes, roads, and businesses.","Groundwater rise, salinity intrusion, and slower drainage during storms and high tides.","Damage or disruption to airport, rail, port, and wastewater systems.","Greater liquefaction risk where water levels rise.","Possible mobilization of buried contamination or toxic sites."],"what_could_realistically_happen":"Over time, high tides and storms can flood low areas more often, slow drainage, damage shoreline infrastructure, and force expensive upgrades, relocations, or protective projects.","what_this_means_for_you":"If you live, work, commute, or rely on services near the shoreline, your risk can grow over time even if your block does not flood today. This also matters for future housing and transportation decisions.","why_this_is_a_real_threat_in_oakland":"Oakland has shoreline neighborhoods, major transportation links, wastewater systems, and historic areas like Jack London District that the plan says are vulnerable to sea-level rise and rising groundwater."}