North Carolina Chose to Ignore Its Dangerous Sea Levels Years Before Hurricane Florence Hit
North Carolina Chose to Ignore Its Dangerous Sea Levels Years Before Hurricane Florence Hit
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September 13, 20187m 5s
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Show Notes
In 2012, North Carolina legislators passed a bill that barred policymakers and developers from using up-to-date climate science to plan for rising sea levels on the state’s coast. Now Hurricane Florence threatens to cause a devastating storm surge that could put thousands of lives in danger and cost the state billions of dollars worth of damage. The hurricane, which is expected to make landfall on Friday, is shaping up to be one of the worst storms to hit the East Coast.
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