A Blueprint for Adapting to Rising Seas
February 16, 2022
Driven by global warming, sea level will rise dramatically over the next 30 years, and US coasts will face major impacts, according to a new federal report. As a possible silver lining, the report leader said it “provides us with information needed to act now to best position ourselves for the future.” In Issues, Bruce Guile and Raj Pandya offer a blueprint for action. The nation, they write, must improve the quality and usability of risk information; increase investment in adaptation-focused research, development, and demonstration; plan for the public and private economic costs of adaptation; and strengthen policies related to adaptation.