Home to almost 27 million people, the California coastline is more than just an iconic part of the American landscape. There are ports, harbors and major cities that support a state that, if it were its own country, would be the fourth-largest economy in the world. Now climate change and a rising sea threaten to wipe out more than $370 billion in property by the end of the century. The economic damage would be far more devastating than the state’s worst earthquakes and wildfires.
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