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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 22, 2017
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Los Angeles Times: Rising sea levels could be worse than suspected

Rising sea levels could be worse than suspected By Amina Khan Al Seib / Los Angeles Times 2015 High surf crashes into a sea wall at Pacific Palisades. A study finds that rising sea levels will double the risk of flooding. The effects of rising oceans on coastal flooding may be even worse than we […]

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13.1 Million U.S. Coastal Residents May Face Flooding Due to Sea Level Rise

Los Angeles Times: 13.1 million U.S. coastal residents could face flooding because of rising sea levels As many as 13.1 million people living along U.S. coastlines could face flooding by the end of the century because of rising sea levels, according to a new study that warns that large numbers of Americans could be forced to […]

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Council on Environmental Quality FACT SHEET: Taking Action to Protect Communities and Reduce the Cost of Future Flood Disasters

Follow the link below to read the full announcement. FACT SHEET: Taking Action to Protect Communities and Reduce the Cost of Future Flood Disasters         –

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 28, 2014
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BPC Presents: A Seminar on Sea Level Rise with John Englander

John Englander, best selling author of High Tide on Main Street, will expand upon his keynote presentation “Rising Seas: Planning for the New Era” at the 2014 Decision Makers Conference with a special Seminar on “Sea  Level Rise Realities and Risk”.  John will explain the surprising facts about how rising seas, severe storms and  extreme […]

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