A Crisis Right Now: San Francisco and Manila Face Rising Seas
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/13/climate/manila-san-francisco-sea-level-rise.html
Source: By Somini Sengupta, The New York Times global climate reporter, and Chang W. Lee, photographer for The Times.
[They] traveled to the Philippines and California to see how rising sea levels are affecting two big metropolitan areas.. Excerpt: What do you do when the sea comes for your home, your school, your church? You could try to hold back the water. Or you could raise your house. Or you could just leave. An estimated 600 million people live directly on the world’s coastlines, among the most hazardous places to be in the era of climate change. According to scientific projections, the oceans stand to rise by one to four feet by the end of the century, with projections of more ferocious storms and higher tides that could upend the lives of entire communities. Many people face the risks right now. Two sprawling metropolitan areas offer a glimpse of the future. One rich, one poor, they sit on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean: the San Francisco Bay Area (population 7 million) and metropolitan Manila (almost 14 million)....
Source: By Somini Sengupta, The New York Times global climate reporter, and Chang W. Lee, photographer for The Times.
[They] traveled to the Philippines and California to see how rising sea levels are affecting two big metropolitan areas.. Excerpt: What do you do when the sea comes for your home, your school, your church? You could try to hold back the water. Or you could raise your house. Or you could just leave. An estimated 600 million people live directly on the world’s coastlines, among the most hazardous places to be in the era of climate change. According to scientific projections, the oceans stand to rise by one to four feet by the end of the century, with projections of more ferocious storms and higher tides that could upend the lives of entire communities. Many people face the risks right now. Two sprawling metropolitan areas offer a glimpse of the future. One rich, one poor, they sit on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean: the San Francisco Bay Area (population 7 million) and metropolitan Manila (almost 14 million)....