San Francisco is not prepared for the looming impacts of climate change, according to a new report from a government oversight group which found numerous shortcomings in The City s efforts and coordination.
According to California's projections, the miles of highways susceptible to coastal flooding in a 100-year storm event will triple from current levels to 370 miles by 2100, with over 3,750 miles.
Lempert is a senior scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corp. and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He lives in Los Angeles.
Behar is climate program director at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and co-chair of the World Climate Research Programme’s Sea Level Rise Grand Challenge Committee. He lives in Corte Madera.
The state of California has changed its sea level rise guidance for state agencies and coastal communities, now advising in new “Principles for Aligned State Action” that Californians employ a single sea level rise target plan for 3.5 feet by 2050 as opposed to the more flexible approach the state used in the past. But this single sea level rise number does not represent the best available science and could make California less resilient to climate change.