Q - Adaptation Quotes

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Phillip Orton, climate scientist: “We still don’t have a precise timeline for how sea levels will change. ... We can hope sea level rise takes a lower track, and that the Antarctic ice doesn't rapidly melt this century. But if we don’t do anything about emissions, then it's guaranteed over centuries we will see many, many feet of sea level rise, and it will be catastrophic for coastal areas.”
The idea of adaptation
William Stiles, head of Wetlands Watch re the need to address SLR adaptation and floodplain management: “There is no coordinated strategy nationally, there is not enough money, states are not moving, and this loose talk of resilience bonds in the private sector is not a reality yet,”