Report: Bay cleanup needs to factor in climate change

If cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay isn't hard enough as it is, a new report makes it clear that there's another complicating factor to worry about: climate change.

With the reasoning that "the next 50 years from a climactic point of view are not going to look like the last 50 years," the report's authors recommend a rethinking of bay restoration strategies.

For example, underwater grass planting and shoreline restoration may have to change due to the sea level rising and temperatures increasing due to global warming.

"The clear conclusion of the report is climate change will touch all facets of...