Most atmospheric scientist agree that global warming will raise sea levels. Of course, many of the most spectacular Northern California hiking trails are at the Pacific Ocean, either on the bluffs or on the beaches, so we hikers should be very, very interested in what rising air temperatures will do to our favorite coastal hikes.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking action on the effects of climate change on California. From the San Francisco Chronicle:
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive order Friday directing state agencies to study the effects of global warming and recommend how the state needs to adapt to such changes in land use planning and building new infrastructure.
“Given the serious threat of sea level rise to California’s water supply, population and our economy, it’s critically important that we make sure the state is prepared,” Schwarzenegger said in a written statement.
The executive order was signed after a conference Friday in Long Beach on global warming and water infrastructure that was sponsored in part by the state Department of Water Resources, said Tony Brunello, a deputy secretary for climate change and energy for the state Resources Agency.
While California has embarked on an ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gases that cause global warming, the effects of climate change – higher temperatures, less precipitation and higher sea levels – are inevitable, Brunello said.
And here’s the text of Governor Schwarzenegger’s executive order on climate change.
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