SAN FRANCISCO – Eroding beaches and the seawater that laps onto the Embarcadero waterfront during high tide—not to mention severe storm flooding—were sending a clear message to a city surrounded by water on three sides.
San Francisco responded in September, when its Capital Planning Committee decreed that in all future construction projects, city and county agencies, including low-lying San Francisco International Airport, must acknowledge the rising sea level and come up with plans to adapt. The sea level around San Francisco rose nearly 8 inches during the last century, and it is projected to rise by as much as 55 additional inches by 2100.
In addition to trying to curb the carbon emissions that accelerate global warming, many state and local officials around the country have begun to address warming’s concrete effects, from rising seas to more extreme weather. In the face of resistance from climate change skeptics, their efforts are producing progress, from improved drainage and storm water systems to elevated infrastructure.
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Warmest year on record.
ReplyDeleteAs past temperature records have been "adjusted" downwards (colder), I'm sure if it's not now, it will be by Jan 31.
ReplyDeleteWhat authority says the rise in water level is due to "global warming"? The change could be due to the shifting of the magnetic fields. Or it could be that the land is sinking. Where is Einstein when we need him?? Or Aristotle??
ReplyDeleteGLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX. CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL. IT'S BEEN CHANGING FOREVER.
ReplyDeleteGET OVER IT!!! GO BACK TO YOUR ROOM AND LEAVE US ALONE. WE'RE TIRED OF YOU.
Climate change allegedly caused by man is a hoax.
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