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According to this article, Vancouver, Canada officials have put out a report that lays out options for dealing with sea level rise. Three generic strategies evaluated are: Adapt, Protect, or Retreat, the last of which means that for some parts of the city, people might just need to "get out of the way". In that case, the city would buy up homes and remove infrastructure over a period of several decades. It's not an easy thing to ask for people to leave their homes decades before an area is flooded.
By the year 2100, 13 square kilometers of Vancouver (containing around 4,000 households worth $7 billion) will be on floodplains so action needs to be taken soon to protect them. Areas like Jericho Beach and the Fraser River are already experiencing more frequent flooding.
First, Vancouver will publicize its plans then gauge public reaction. The world will be watching.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 28 2016, @02:08PM
You can't stand it that people who live in a liberal state make more money than you and don't have to live in a place with a terrible climate
While paying a far greater cost of living. Last time I ran the numbers it was clear that big California salary would be needed just to keep the standard of living that I already have while making considerably less.
Also as far as weather goes at least I'm not alternating between landslides and massive wildfires on a regular basis while being 5 years into a megadrought.