Report: Coastal communities must plan now for sea-level rise

What will the future of North Bay coastal communities look like in the coming decades if predicted sea-level rise continues unabated?

That’s what the Marin community of Stinson Beach has been asking, as it draws down on a three-year project to consider options for stemming the tides of the Pacific Ocean from eventually inundating the community of 366.

A recently published report plans for a rise in sea levels of 3.3 feet by 2085 and introduces a new framework called an “adaptation pathway” to help Stinson Beach residents and local agencies take appropriate action to respond. The study is a culmination of findings led by Stinson Adaptation and Resilience Collaboration, or Stinson ARC, a non-regulatory committee of local stakeholders…

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