Holy cow, what a hornets nest! In 2010, the [North Carolina - TopicsExpress



          

Holy cow, what a hornets nest! In 2010, the [North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission] reviewed the scientific literature and concluded that the seas along the North Carolina coast could rise anywhere from 15 inches to 55 inches over the coming century, a forecast in line with projections by federal agencies and various other states. Bad news wasnt acceptable, so They’re trying to ignore the problem, hoping it will go away.” Bobby Outten, the Dare County manager, says he is not ignoring the forecast, though he does pray it’s wrong. And in the meantime ... it doesn’t seem reasonable to invest today’s tax dollars and punish the public for a problem that is 100 years away and may not exist. We aren’t arguing with science. We’re just trying to be reasonable.” But, Cities such as Norfolk and Miami have embraced the data, identifying inundation zones as a first step toward planning...
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:13:27 +0000

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