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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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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. Picture credit: Jeeban Panthi.

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

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OREI funds integrated projects that combine research with an outreach component—extension (delivering practical outcomes to producers) and/or education (training students and service providers in organic practices). The UC Davis Student Collaborative for Organic Plant Breeding Education (SCOPE) is an excellent example.

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It’s Danger Season–Is Our Nation’s Infrastructure Ready? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Provide federal funding to ensure critical infrastructure is Danger Season-proof and climate-ready We rely on infrastructure like electricity to power our lights, hospitals when we’re hurt and schools to educate our children. This decade, the American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that $2.58

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Home Sales and Water Levels are On The Rise in Flood Zones

Vermont Law

Home Sales and Water Levels are On The Rise in Flood Zones Written by Abigail Bailey and Dr. Guanchi Zhang Sea levels are rising in the United States, and so are home sales in flood zones. Both the emotional and financial loss of homes destroyed by sea level rise increasingly falls on those least able to tolerate it.