Consequences of a Rising Bay/Global Warming: New Set of Maps Reveals How Melting Polar Ice Could Change Shoreline and Carry a High Price for the Entire Region

Subject:
Environment , California: Environment & Energy , Global Warming , Global Warming

Description:
These February 2007 maps, "which the Bay Conservation and Development Commission prepared for The Chronicle, offer a detailed look at how a changing shoreline would affect life around the [San Francisco] bay." Includes a map showing current shoreline and potential shoreline if bay rises one meter, and detailed maps for specific areas, such as Oakland Airport and the South Bay. Also includes link to related article. From SFGate.com, website for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Publisher:
Hearst Communications Inc.

Language:
English

Source:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2007/02/18/MNG6SO72DJ1.DTL&o=0

PID= res:lii-23370