A research team at Scripts Institution of Oceanography in California found atmospheric river storms caused one billion dollars annual in flood damages, not just in California.

California's blue economy employs over one million people and generates $143 billion annually.

I'm talking about just this week San Diego, the second largest city in California, one of the largest cities in America, having to declare a state of emergency after an atmospheric river brought a record of three inches in three hours.

Any recommendations for what this Committee can do, or Congress can do for federal incentives for similar programs?

As our changing climate continues to warm the Earth's oceans and atmosphere, the phenomenon we now refer to as atmospheric river events are becoming longer, wetter, and more severe.

Any recommendations for what this Committee can do, or Congress can do for federal incentives for similar programs?

I'm talking about just this week San Diego, the second largest city in California, one of the largest cities in America, having to declare a state of emergency after an atmospheric river brought a record of three inches in three hours.

California's blue economy employs over one million people and generates $143 billion annually.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I'm talking about just this week San Diego, the second largest city in California, having to declare a state of emergency.

Ocean acidification, sea level rise, and ocean warming are increasingly threatening this booming sector.

Any recommendations for what this Committee can do, or Congress can do for federal incentives for similar programs?