Over the past century, the historical average peak bloom date at the Tidal Basin has been April 4, but records show it's been coming earlier than usual in recent decades.
Washington, D.C.'s Tidal Basin, flanked by rows of the city's celebrated cherry trees, is facing a growing threat from rising seas and land subsidence.
A crumbling sea wall, frequent flooding and overcrowding have landed iconic stretch of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall on a new list of at-risk historic places.
