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To: Brumar89 who wrote (51635)	5/15/2014 7:34:40 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86355

In Ventura, a retreat in the face of a rising sea Higher ocean levels force Ventura officials to move facilities inland, an action that is expected to recur along the coast as the ocean rises over the next century. articles.latimes.com Along San Francisco’s western shore, the Ocean Beach Master Plan is a kind of test case for sea-rise planning. It calls for big changes, including a strategy known as managed retreat. A taste of what's to come You don’t need a crystal ball to see how encroaching seas will affect San Francisco. "What we’re walking on right now is the former southbound lane of the Great Highway in San Francisco," says Tom Prete, the founder of the Ocean Beach Bulletin, an online news site that covers the neighborhoods along San Francisco’s Pacific shore. science.kqed.org