San Jose Mercury News: As the world continues to warm from climate change, most of California -- including San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay -- will see a greater rise in sea level than other parts of the planet, according to a prominent national study released Friday. The report, from the National Academy of Sciences, found that the impacts of melting ice and warming, expanding oceans will hit California harder because most of the state's coast line is slowly sinking due to geological forces. Ocean levels south...
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