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$100 billion in property is at risk of flooding if the sea level rises more than 4 feet by 2100
Pacific Ocean sea levels may be 5 or 6 feet higher by 2100
Areas of San Diego more vulnerable to flooding caused by storm surges, king tides.
Silver Strand could be partially or fully submerged if mitigation steps are not taken.
San Pedro and Wilmington more vulnerable to the impacts of sea level rise
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — A lot can happen between your reading of this article and the year 2100. Of course you will not be around to witness how the world looks 84 years from now, but such realism is not stopping environmentalists, scientists and policymakers from trying to prevent those who are alive in the next century from losing coastal communities to sea level rise.
In August 2015 the California Coastal Commission adopted a set of guidelines to address sea level rise through Local Coastal Programs and Coastal Development Permits.
The Coastal Commission’s guidelines to address sea level rise was broken down into four categories: use science to guide decisions; minimize coastal hazards through planning and development standards; maximize protection of public access, recreation and sensitive coastal resources; and, maximize agency coordination and public...
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Of course sea levels will rise REGARDLESS OF WHAT MAN DOES. For the pea brains that think we can stop the continued decline of the ice age then I have a bridge to sell. The earth has gone through this many times. We need to continue to clean up after ourselves but no to the point that we impact the lives of the poor and the middleclass through phony carbon taxes that are seldom used for what the politicians have sold us on in order to use it to balance their out of control budgets.