Agency references in "A Plan for a Comprehensive Coastal Program to the capabilities of the United States Geological Survey:
"The USGS has a fundamental role, as a Federal agency, to ensure the standardization of information required for broad national application & to provide that information consistently across jurisdictional boundaries."
"The USGS has an unmatched capacity to integrate research & information across the scientific disciplines to address interdependent issues, to provide the regional context required to develop & assess local solutions & national priorities, & to maintain longterm research & monitoring efforts needed to identify & respond to critical and emerging issues."
If you are interested in the subject of climate change, rising sea levels, and how the U.S. is preparing for it, I suggest you read the whole document, 42 pages long.
Living on the west coast, in an area assessed as being between a medium to high risk, I want to know as much as I can.
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