Sunday, July 03, 2011

CO2 allegedly made sea levels rise about 7 inches last century; Bay Area making serious decisions based on the notion that it'll make sea levels rise 55 inches in the next 89 years

Environmentalists, developers clash over how to deal with the rising tide | Anonymous | Local | San Francisco Examiner
If projections of rising sea levels are correct, in the coming century thousands of Bay Area residents will be forced to pull up their roots, pack their belongings and abandon their homes for higher ground.
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55 inches: Sea-level rise projection for 2100
332 square miles: Area surrounding the Bay that could be under water if sea levels rise 55 inches
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What may be abandoned?

Richmond-Berkeley Shoreline
Crissy Field
Alameda
Highway 37

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