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"We will
together to prevent Boston's people and places
from flooding where we can, and learn to live with more water where we
can't," she said.
On the bright side, Carl Spector, commissioner of the city's Environment
Department, said the worst scenarios remain unlikely and a historic
agreement reached last year in Paris offered hope that nations around
the world could work together to reduce emissions.
But he said the new data about Boston underscore why the city has to
consider taking action in the coming years to build barriers and other
defenses against the rising seas, revise its building codes, and find other
ways to adapt to the changing climate.
"We know even relatively small amounts of sea level rise affect us," he
said. "All the models we're seeing are concerning."
David Abel can be reached at dabel@globe.com. Folloiv him on Twitter
@davabel.
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