1 in 10 American homes are in regions most at risk from climate change. PBS Terra explains.
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Many coastal and riverside communities are experiencing more frequent flooding due to subsidence and climate change. The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Laura Lightbody briefly explains flood mitigation efforts.
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“Pew-Led Network Helps States Plan for Rising Costs and Impacts of Flooding,” Laura Lightbody and Sarah Edwards, Pew Trusts
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“Louisiana 1927” written by Randy Newman and recorded by him in 1974. The song was later recorded by Aaron Neville after Hurricane Katrina.
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New Yorkers learned about Storm Surge last month after a visit from Hurricane Sandy. But with climate change causing rising sea levels, Tidal Surge will be a more frequent threat to coastal cities. If you want to see New York’s future, look at Venice.
Hurricane Irene is now a tropical storm, but the surge caused by its huge vortex of winds has reinforced the incoming tide and caused flooding of the southern tip of Manhattan Island, including Battery Park, the ferry terminal, and the edge of the Financial District. At this time we do not know if Con Edison intends to cut off the area’s electrical power or if the Stuyvesant High School swim team is doing laps outside, on Chambers Street.
The art-infested Italian city of Venice got a good cleaning this weekend as the acqua alta high tide sloshed over ancient squares and into palazzo basements. Okay, if palazzos don’t have basements, where do they keep all that wine?
In areas of Venice that are under water, tourists and other pedestrians crowd together on narrow wooden walkways (passerelle). Water depth can range from 1 to 2 meters (about 3 feet, 3 3/5 inches to 6 feet, 6 7/10th inches). Good thing high-heeled boots are in fashion; there’s never a vacant gondola around when you need one.
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