Source: WRAL, 10/25/17

It is time for North Carolina legislators to get their heads out of the sand. The deniers may not like it, but facts are facts. The sea level along our coast is rising. The legislature’s efforts to recast and avoid addressing this critical issue for the future of our coast will make solutions more costly and put communities at risk.  “Sea Change,” a documentary that premiered Tuesday on WRAL-TV, presents the reality of sea level rise; examines risks and impacts; explores how some communities are adapting; and how it will change a $1.2 billion coastal tourism economy, wildlife habitats, agriculture and community growth along the state’s 300-mile coast. 

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