In California’s Fourth State Climate Change Assessment, the Central Coast region is a long strip of land that runs from Santa Barbara in the south to Santa Cruz in the north. About 1.5 million people live here, spread across five counties. Most of the land is undeveloped natural areas: redwood forests and mountains. There are a handful of medium-sized cities. Plus agricultural areas, like the Salinas Valley, made famous in the 1930s by the author, John Steinbeck. 

This episode explores how climate change will affect life in California’s Central Coast region.