Got Kids? What are They Worth to You?

 Marin County has always been forward-looking, and has begun to address the potential effects of sea level rise and climate disruption with the strategy of getting ahead of and minimizing the worst impacts. The County has completed “Vulnerability Assessments” for both the Bay and Ocean Shoreline, evaluating a series of scenarios of the potential risks arising as sea levels increase over time. For example, projections show that at 10 inches of sea level rise, combined with 1% chance storm, 4500 homes and businesses along the Bay shoreline would be flooded, 30 miles of roadways would be under water, and 200,000 residents, employees and commuters would have their lives disrupted. 

The County, local and regional agencies and Marin citizens are battling climate disruption on two fronts: “Mitigation” to reduce greenhouse gases that fuel the growing crisis, and “adaptation” to defend against and cope with a new normal of constant threatening change. Jack will provide an overview of what is going on, and what needs to be done.