New
York Times: California, because of its extensive coastal
areas, is developing plans for how its government should adapt
to climate change and rising sea levels. The most recent
report,
Preparing for the Effects of Climate Change—A
Strategy for California, written under the auspices of the
Pacific Council on International Policy and
available
as a 6-MB PDF, focuses on the potential impact of climate
change on coastal counties. It proposes the potential
relocation of some coastal roads and bridges, construction of
defenses around major airports, and where and how to build new
communities. In an interview, William K. Reilly, a former
Environmental Protection Agency administrator who is a cochair
of the council’s adaptation advisory panel, said,
“A lot of routine decisions have to be made differently
than they are being made, taking into account realities that
were not there 25 or 50 years ago.”
