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Opinion: Climate change puts these readers' rural towns at risk. Why they want to rebuild

Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion October 08, 2022

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On climate change, California is at a crossroads. While the state is at the forefront of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the effects of climate change, it must also decide where the flood or fire danger is too great, and which settlements are too risky to rebuild after they are destroyed. The recent series by Times columnist Erika A. Smith and Anita Chabria focusing on Greenville, a community of 800 residents in the far northern... + full article



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