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The San Francisco Bay Area yesterday became the first region in California to pass regulations governing development in areas prone to sea-level rise.

The San Francisco Bay Area yesterday became the first region in California to pass regulations governing development in areas prone to sea-level rise. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) voted unanimously to pass a development plan for land within 100 feet of the coastline, giving the agency a tool to deny permits for development in coastal areas susceptible to flooding.

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global warming will likely open up coastal areas in the Arctic to development but close vast regions of the northern interior to forestry and mining by mid-century as ice and frozen soil under temporary winter roads melt, researchers said. [More]