Unsustainable

OCTOBER 21, 2019

In 2006, flooding in Surat left more than 75 percent of the city underwater, causing major economic and other losses. The city took a series of coordinated action so that the experience of 2006 was not repeated. And most of the cities, which are still rapidly expanding, are not prepared for it, although there are a few exceptions.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

In 2006, the DCI Group , a lobbying company employed by ExxonMobil , spearheaded a campaign to “suppress” connections between hurricanes and climate change in the public debate, Davies said. . Keith Berry looks down into flooded streets searching for survivors. Deny, Distract, Doubt.

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Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

But as sea levels rise and the islands continue to subside, the costs of fortifying and maintaining the structures may exceed the value of the land and agricultural production behind them, says Alf Brandt, counsel to the State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon.

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Grist

MAY 30, 2024

As a researcher at the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Basu knew that other vulnerable populations, notably the elderly, were particularly susceptible to heat. Higher temperatures will also have knock-on impacts to gestational and fetal health.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

State Water Project Allocations In April 2023, the California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) announced that the State Water Project, which is a key water source for California’s Central Valley, South Bay Area, and Southern California, would — for the first time since 2006 — meet 100% of all water allocations in 2023.

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