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An earthquake in Japan speaks to a sea wall in San Francisco

By Grace Mitchell Tada
New York Times·
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An earthquake in Japan speaks to a sea wall in San Francisco
San Francisco's sea wall is at risk of failing if a quake with a magnitude of 6.7 or stronger occurs. Photo / Jim Wilson, The New York Times

The challenges of climate change are everywhere but maybe no more so than in coastal cities that face dual threats of seismic activity and rising seas.

At 5:46am on January 17, 1995, a security camera inside a convenience store in Kobe, Japan, recorded as a cashier plucked change from the

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