The Ocean Vs. California
On a Boat Off Santa Barbara, Contemplating How The Coast Has Changed—And Will Again
Melting Greenland ice sheets. Calving glaciers. Fresh water released into a warming ocean that floods great cities and has the potential to kill thousands. The media are full of such dire predictions for the future every year that temperatures rise. Others tell us to calm down, that the problem of rising sea levels is a long-term challenge and there’s no need to worry. What’s really going on, and what should we do?
I contemplated this question the other day while sailing out of Santa Barbara harbor. About five miles offshore, we …
