California must act now to prepare for sea level rise, state lawmakers say
by Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times
Dec 04, 2019
4 minutes
ENCINITAS, Calif. - A special committee of California lawmakers gathered Tuesday, for the first time in five years, to discuss sea level rise and what the state needs to do to better prepare coastal communities from devastating loss.
Flood projections keep getting worse, critical roads and infrastructure are mere feet from toppling into the sea, cities up and down the coast are paralyzed by the difficult choices ahead - the reality check was bleak as scientists and local leaders shared what they're up against with the Assembly's Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy.
The rising sea might feel like a slow-moving disaster, they said, but this is
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