New Army Corps Policy Forces Project Designers to Consider Rising Seas

Here is an interesting article.  Although we may not know what it means from a practical standpoint initially, it could have far reaching consequences. 

Excerpt:

"The Army Corps of Engineers must consider the effects of climate change as it draws up plans for flood control, navigation and other water projects under a new agency policy."

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"Now the Army Corps must follow three minimum guidelines: estimate the effect of historic sea level rise, asses the impact from faster rising seas projected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and consider a worst case scenario based on criticism that the IPCC has actually underestimated how quickly glaciers are disintegrating."

From the articles below:

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-11/army-corps-engineers-required-must-consider-climate-change-future-projects

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/11/11/11greenwire-new-army-corps-policy-forces-project-designers-7288.html