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DESCRIPTION:Sea Level Rise: Fact and Fiction\n\nSpeaker: John Englander, Oceanographer 
 and Climate Expert\n\nDate and Time: Saturday, October 5, 2019 @ 7:00 PM 
 – 10:00 PM \n\nLocation: The Forum, Laney College, 900 Fallon St., 
 Oakland, CA 94607 \n--Three minutes walk from the Lake Merritt BART 
 Station.\n--Parking at Laney College lot on East 8th Street; $2 all 
 day.\n\nHave you ever wondered how sea level rise will impact Lake Merritt, 
 and all of Oakland? Are you aware that existing heat in the oceans will 
 cause the seas to rise for centuries, no matter how much carbon emissions 
 are reduced today? Do you have an inkling of why ocean levels are rising 
 but want to know more, and how we can prepare for it?\n\nIf so, join The 
 Lake Merritt Institute and co-sponsors, the Frederick E. Hart Foundation 
 for Educational Opportunity, and St. Paul's Episcopal School for a rousing 
 presentation by John Englander, an expert on sea level rise and its 
 societal and financial impacts.\n\nA considerable range of estimates have 
 been made regarding how high the tides will rise, and when. These 
 projections are based on periods of rise in the geological past, current 
 measurements, and projections based on computer models incorporating our 
 growing knowledge of how fast the Greenland and Antarctic ice caps are 
 melting. \n\nUnfortunately, most model projections have greatly under 
 estimated the rate of melting. Even though we cannot predict how much and 
 how fast the waters will rise, we can, and must, begin to plan for the 
 future. To not do so is to subject our children, and theirs, to 
 unconscionable expense, loss of property, and questions about why we did 
 this to them.\n\nFlatlands Threatened by Sewage: To learn about how sea 
 level rise impacts sewage overflows, read this report by Climate Central: 
 https://www.climatecentral.org/news/sea-level-rise-oakland-sewer-17567\n\nPoorest 
 Communities most Threatened: 
 https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/oaklands-poorest-neighborhoods-will-the-most-susceptible-to-flooding-due-to-climate-change-and-sea-level-rise/Content?oid=6401808\n\nTo 
 hear John Englander’s TED talk, go to https://www.johnenglander.net/\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/01/18826961.php
SUMMARY:Sea Level Rise: Fact and Fiction talk by Climate Expert John Englander
LOCATION:The Forum, Laney College, 900 Fallon St., Oakland, CA 94607\n\nCampus map: 
 https://laney.edu/about/campus-map/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/01/18826961.php
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