Creeping floodwaters threaten Washington’s cherry blossoms

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials are claiming that Washington’s iconic cherry blossom trees are under a looming threat that requires emergency action.
Decades of wear and tear from foot traffic, combined with rising sea levels and a deteriorating sea wall, have created a chronic flooding problem in the Tidal Basin .
The man-made 107-acre reservoir is home to the highest concentration of cherry blossom trees. Twice a day at high tide, a large stretch of sidewalk next to the Jefferson Memor