Research Associate, Pacific Institute
Research Associate at the Pacific Institute
PROFILE
Matt Heberger
Guest
FROM Matt Heberger
Which Way, L.A.?
Ports and Coast-Dwellers Get Ready for Rising Tide During the past century, sea levels along the California coast rose between seven and nine inches. In the next 100 years, climate change is likely to raise them by four or five feet. A recent survey has found that ports and shipping centers are not prepared.
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