Bay Adapt in the News
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Below is a compilation of news stories featuring Bay Adapt: Regional Strategy for a Rising Bay. If you are interested in writing a story that includes Bay Adapt and sea level rise adaptation in the Bay Area, please reach out to us at [email protected].
KNEEDEEP TIMES (Nov 2021) – On the afternoon of October 21, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) formally adopted the Bay Adapt Joint Platform, a strategy for protecting Bay Area people and places from rising seas…
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN (Aug 2021) – As rising seas encroach on coastal communities, governments and property owners often try to block the water by setting up barriers such as seawalls or levees…
KNEEDEEP TIMES (July 2021) – Regional leaders approved a joint platform of nine actions and 21 tasks this June aimed at galvanizing the Bay Area into collaboration on sea level rise adaptation…
GRIST (July 2021) – Walls are meant to keep out rising seas — but that water still has to go somewhere. New modeling shows it could well end up flooding your neighbors…
KQED (May 2021) – When it comes to sea level rise, East Palo Alto will be one of the first and hardest-hit areas of the Bay Area. It’s already prone to flooding now, and the city is leading the way…
KQED (April 2021) – The first time the streets flooded, Appollonia Grey ‘Uhilamoelangi, known as Mama Dee in her East Palo Alto community, got a little nostalgic…
BAY AREA MONITOR (May 2021) – As shoreline communities in the San Francisco Bay Area scramble to prepare for rising seas, they should also be mindful that protecting themselves…
BAY NATURE (March 2021) – Florence LaRiviere has fought to protect marshes in the Bay Area for decades. In the 1960s she joined a small group of residents to push for the creation of…