Could get pricey, especially for San Mateo County

According to a new study by the Scripps Institute.

At least $100 billion worth of homes, businesses, power plants, ports, and airports in California could be at risk from extreme coastal storms by 2010, estimates a new assessment of California’s vulnerability to rise in sea levels.

Some 480,000 people living in coastal counties could be affected, according to the study.

San Mateo County is among the areas with the highest risk.