Drowning in studies: As clock ticks on rising sea levels, San Rafael still seeks a solution

What happened

According to Local News Matters’s source item, Drowning in studies: As clock ticks on rising sea levels, San Rafael still seeks a solution, Five months after the release of a major sea level rise adaptation study, the San Rafael City Council heard a presentation of findings and set plans to talk again in three months. Meanwhile, the next king tide event is predicted for Christmas Eve. At Monday’s council meeting, San Rafael Climate Resilience Director Kate Hagemann presented […] The post Drowning in studies: As clock ticks on rising sea levels, San Rafael still seeks a solution appeared first on Local News Matters .

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Source

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