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September 12, 2018

6 Years Before Florence, North Carolina Passed Law Banning Studies of Sea Level Rise
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North Carolina is bracing for the climate change-supercharged storm six
years after passing legislation prohibiting state and local agencies
from making planning decisions based on the latest climate science about
sea-level rise. Now the state is facing the threat of a life-threatening
storm surge, which could cause billions of dollars in damage.


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