1. ADAPTATION:
Sea-level rise poses expensive questions for New York City
NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg has given New York City one of the most detailed and highly publicized plans to reduce carbon emissions and to adapt to rising sea levels and other risks posed by climate change. While Mitt Romney and other major Republicans sow doubts about climate issues and many Democrats -- including at times President Obama -- have soft-pedaled them, Bloomberg's plans appear to confront the difficulties of climate change head on.
