Pulitzer Finalist Sounds the Alarm on California’s Vanishing Coast and Offers a Way Forward

Discussion and book Signing at the Middlebury Institute on March 6

MONTEREY-CA – On March 6, celebrated environmental journalist Rosanna Xia will discuss her new book, California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline at a free community event in downtown Monterey.

For the last hundred years, California’s 1,200-mile Pacific coastline has enjoyed relative calm due to a rare confluence of atmospheric factors. But shifting tides exacerbated by climate change are bringing this serene century to a screeching close with higher-than-high tides and city-leveling storms.

In this talk, Xia will dive deep into the stakes, stopgaps, and potential paths forward for the coast that 27 million people call home.

Xia is currently an environment reporter for the Los Angeles Times, specializing in stories about the coast and ocean. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for explanatory reporting, and her coverage of a toxic dumpsite in the deep ocean has been featured in the “Best American Science and Nature Writing” anthology.

A reception and book signing will follow the discussion.

Telling the Story of Climate:  Lessons from an LA Times Reporter
Featuring Rosanna Xia, environment reporter for the Los Angeles Times and author of California Against the Sea
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
6:30 to 7:30 p.m., with reception and book signing to follow
Irvine Auditorium at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies
499 Pierce Street, Monterey, CA 93940
Free, in-person event, registration requested
http://go.miis.edu/storyofclimate