"Tom Thompson, president of NC-20, a coastal development group and a key supporter of the law, said the science used to make the 39-inch prediction was flawed,

"Tom Thompson, president of NC-20, a coastal development group and a key supporter of the law, said the science used to make the 39-inch prediction was flawed, and added that the resources commission failed to consider the economic consequences of preparing the coast for a one-meter rise in sea level" I wonder what might be the economic consequences of ignoring the possibility. I would love for him to be right and for there to be no major rise and for the coastal development business to be secure, but I personally wouldn't bet on it.