California making plans to adapt to climate change

New York Times : California, because of its extensive coastal areas, is developing plans for how its government should adapt to climate change and rising sea levels. The most recent report, Preparing for the Effects of Climate Change—A Strategy for California, written under the auspices of the Pacific Council on International Policy and available as a 6-MB PDF , focuses on the potential impact of climate change on coastal counties. It proposes the potential relocation of some coastal roads and bridges, construction of defenses around major airports, and where and how to build new communities. In an interview, William K. Reilly, a former Environmental Protection Agency administrator who is a cochair of the council’s adaptation advisory panel, said, “A lot of routine decisions have to be made differently than they are being made, taking into account realities that were not there 25 or 50 years ago.”