UpstateToday.com (Seneca (SC) Daily Journal), Sept. 18, 2007 In an Associated Press story, researchers at the University of Arizona project the effect a one meter rise in sea level over the next 100 years due to global climate change. "Water would cut Galveston off from the Texas mainland by submerging Interstate 45, the only direct route, and it would cover large portions of the bay side. In addition to flooding tourist shops and restaurants, water also would make a mess of the University of Texas Medical Branch."