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Flood City Fights Climate Change with Infrastructure and Social Media

Unsustainable

With a projected global sea-level rise of 7-15 inches by 2065, according to the Southeast Florida Climate Compact 2015 projections, Miami communities stand to undergo drastic changes in development to combat the effects. September 2019 marked the first addition of a “bioswale” to the city’s roads.

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What Would Cities Look Like With 3 Degrees C of Warming vs. 1.5? Far More Hazardous and Vastly Unequal

The City Fix

The world recently experienced a 13-month streak of record-breaking global temperatures. And as blistering heat waves punish communities across several continents, 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record. Global average temperatures are now perilously close to exceeding 1.5.

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. West Oakland, California Grist / Getty Images Oceans do not stop where the sea meets the shore. Many Americans are familiar with sea-level rise. Pavement is degrading faster.

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California Water Challenges Remain Despite Significant Precipitation in 2023

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

State and federal officials move forward plans and policies for water conservation, conveyance, and climate resilience. Kermanian , and Julie Miles The winter of 2022-23 brought historic levels of precipitation to California after years of deep drought , dwindling reservoirs, and groundwater depletion. By Michael G. Romey , Lucas I.

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How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

Grist

Northeast are especially at risk, and the region’s aging stormwater and sewage infrastructure only makes matters worse. The slow creep of sea-level rise has also led to more frequent tidal flooding in coastal cities like Miami. C aribbean What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience? Virgin Islands.