Donne Brownsey

Vice Chair, California Coastal Commission

Vice Chair of the California Coastal Commission. Author of Sea Level Rise in California: Planning for the Future

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Scientists say that all 800 miles of California beaches may disappear in the next 80 years because of sea level rise caused by climate change.

In Our Backyard No. 5: Sea level rise means life on California’s beaches is ending up on the rocks

Scientists say that all 800 miles of California beaches may disappear in the next 80 years because of sea level rise caused by climate change.

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