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Destruction from sea level rise in California could exceed worst wildfires and earthquakes, new research shows

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In the USGS study, published Wednesday in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, researchers brought together a number of models that examined wave action, tides, coastal erosion and flooding in California under sea level rise scenarios ranging from 0 to 2 meters (6.6 feet). On top of these projections, they added four different storm scenarios: average daily conditions, typical annual storm, 20-year storm, and 100-year storm.




Source: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-california-coast-storm-damage-20190313-story.html

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