Pacifica divided on how to respond to rising sea levels
Coastal cities up and down California continue to be confronted by the reality of rising sea levels and how to manage coastal erosion. But how to respond to the changing landscape has divided residents, especially when it comes to “managed retreat.” Managed retreat is a tool that moves people, buildings and other infrastructure out of harm’s way before disaster strikes. In Pacifica, that would mean moving back from the coastline where several properties have already been lost to eroding cliffs. Several other properties teeter on the edge. Managed retreat in Pacifica would include moving volunteering property owners and public infrastructure.
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