Time Magazine: That’s the soggy future that could be in place for California at the end of this century if climate change continues unabated. According to the Pacific Institute, an environmental NGO that specializes in water, unchecked global warming may cause the world’s seas to rise more than 4.6 ft. (1.4 m). The California government commissioned the institute’s study, released on March 11, one of a number of forthcoming reports on how climate change will affect the coastal state and one of the most …