Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

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By Moises Velasquez-ManoffOct 9, 2019, 7:00 am111 pts
Something is amiss on Sherman Island, a whale-shaped swath of farm and grazing land at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. If you don’t know what ails the place, it might be hard to pinpoint the problem. The island, in the Sacramento Delta, is roughly 16 square miles. Its asphalt roads,…

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