‘Nobody Is Truly Ready’ For Rise of Seas

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Last week’s IPCC report warns that coastal property and infrastructure could be a foot lower in just a few decades than is the case today, portending an unprecedented crisis for which the nation appears to be frightfully ill-prepared…

Read Full Article, Climate Central

We Need to Retreat From the Beach, An Op Ed by Orrin H. Pilkey.

Why Americans Are Flocking To Their Sinking Shores Even As The Risks Mount – Water’s Edge Part II, Reuters (09-19-2014)
Despite laws intended to curb development where rising seas pose the greatest threat, Reuters finds that government is happy to help the nation indulge in its passion for beachfront living…

“The Rising Sea”A Book by Orrin H. Pilkey and Rob Young


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