"How Government Decisions Left Tennessee Exposed to Deadly Flooding"
"Choices about building rules, insurance programs, flood maps and more put residents at higher risk, according to climate and disaster experts."
Source: NYTimes, 08/27/2021
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"Populations In High-Risk Climate Areas Grow: Redfin"
"Populations in areas of the United States at high risk for climate disasters are growing, according to an analysis done by real estate listing service Redfin."
Source: The Hill, 08/27/2021
"Denser Cities Could Be A Climate Boon – But Nimbyism Stands In The Way"
"Drawing people into cities could cut emissions and combat housing crises. But even progressives are hard to convince".
Source: Guardian, 08/23/2021
In Fire Scorched California, Town Aims To Buy At-Risk Properties
Paradise, California has "a new, ambitious town effort to identify the most high risk properties in the burn area and, if there are willing sellers, buy them and turn them into fire resistant green spaces."
Source: NPR, 08/23/2021
Covering New IPCC Reports Helps Explain Gravity of Climate Crisis
A new science assessment released this week pinpoints more global warming risks, but also represents reporting challenges to environmental journalists working to cover climate change. Veteran climate journalist Bob Berwyn has the latest news from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and advice for reporters working the climate beat. Plus, links to other climate change reporting resources.
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Tens Of Millions Of People Have Been Moving Into Flood Zones: Satellites
"Tens of millions of people have been moving into flood zones around the world. The influx is as much as 10 times more than previously thought, and if the trend continues on its current trajectory millions more could suffer the impacts of flooding, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature."
Source: Washington Post, 08/05/2021
"U.S. Cities Offer Displaced Black Families The 'Right To Return'"
"Santa Monica, California joins a handful of U.S. cities seeking to atone for the negative effects of 'urban renewal' programs in the 1950s and 1960s."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 07/29/2021
As China Boomed, It Didn’t Take Climate Change Into Account. Now It Must
"China’s breathtaking economic growth created cities ill-equipped to face extreme weather. Last week’s dramatic floods showed that much will have to change."
Source: NYTimes, 07/26/2021
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