By E.B. FURGURSON III Staff Writer Sea level rise related to global warming likely will inundate land, alter wetlands and devastate wildlife around the Chesapeake Bay region by the end of the century, according to a recent report by the National Wildlife Federation.

The National Wildlife Federation released a report today saying global warming poses devastating threats to the Chesapeake Bay and could drown half the estuary's beaches and swamps by 2100.

By John Dodge, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash. Jul. 25--Global warming this century could wreak havoc on Puget Sound, a study released Tuesday says.