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California Now Requires That Coastal Cities Plan for Sea Level Rise

California Now Requires That Coastal Cities Plan for Sea Level Rise

KQED's The California Report

October 16, 202310m 31s

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For the first time in California history, all coastal cities are now required to plan for sea level rise, a looming climate impact yet to be fully experienced. A new law requires those cities to come up with strategies and recommend projects to address future sea level rise by 2034.

Reporter: Ezra David Romero, KQED 


Climate change is taking a toll on farmworker communities in the Central Valley, from extreme heat and deteriorating air quality to drought and sporadic flooding. New state funding and grass roots organizations are working to help those communities manage the most immediate impacts of the worsening climate crisis.

Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED

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