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Infrastructure at Risk in Your Hometown: New Map Shows What Will Flood as Sea Level Rises

Union of Concerned Scientists

A new map tool from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows you where and when critical pieces of coastal infrastructure such as public housing buildings, schools and power plants are at risk of repeated, disruptive flooding due to climate change­­­­­-driven sea level rise. Photo credit: Ben Neely/MyCoast.org.

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Cultural Heritage is a Human Right. Climate Change is Fast Eroding It.

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate impacts as human rights violations It’s widely accepted that climate change is the cause of human rights violations for millions of people, including their rights to adequate housing, healthy working conditions, safe drinking water, education, and a healthy environment.

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New Analysis Pinpoints Critical Infrastructure Threatened by Rising Seas in Hundreds of Coastal Communities

Union of Concerned Scientists

A new analysis out today and led by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) reveals a significant amount of critical infrastructure along US coastlines at risk of disruptive flooding today and in the near future as sea level rises, potentially affecting millions of coastal residents.

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Saltwater Intrusion, a “Slow Poison” to East Coast Drinking Water

Circle of Blue

Summer tourism, sea level rise, and storm surges threaten East Coast wells. Hilton Head is fast becoming a prominent test case of rising sea levels and intense coastal storms heralded by climate change. So if you have enough freshwater on land, then it balances out sea level.

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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

Organic practices enhance soil health and biodiversity, foster resource regeneration, and help mitigate and build resilience to climate change. The UC Davis Student Collaborative for Organic Plant Breeding Education (SCOPE) is an excellent example. Several OREI plant breeding projects train farmers in organic seed production.

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Why Nuclear Justice for the Marshall Islands is the Biggest US-China Issue You’ve Never Heard Of

Union of Concerned Scientists

They receive economic assistance for things like education and disaster relief, as well as basic services like use of the US Postal Service. Despite paying taxes that fund these programs, they are still largely unable to access federal benefits like Medicaid, SNAP, education assistance, and more.

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Building a More Resilient, Just City

Academy of Natural Sciences

As extreme storms become more ubiquitous, Philadelphia is among numerous cities grappling with flooding issues against the backdrop of aging infrastructure, rising sea levels and more extreme precipitation events. Climate change compounds the issues already present in urban environments. more moisture.