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Combatting sea level rise requires complex policy planning
2014-01-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
South Coast Today: Pressure for governments to find new ways to combat climate change is rising with the tide. That's the subject of a book by UMass Dartmouth Professor Chad McGuire about law and policy considerations governments must take when facing sea level rise. While many may think that simply renourishing beaches or building more sea walls could solve the problem, McGuire says the challenge is far more complex. "The problem with sea level rise is that it presents us with a new reality, a new set of...
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