Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth
Several cities along the Gulf Coast have large socially vulnerable populations at high risk from hurricane damage.
Tag: managed retreat
‘Bluelining’ leaves climate-vulnerable communities without home insurance
Insurers are pulling out of areas prone to climate risk — even as they insure the fossil fuel companies contributing ...
Barrier islands are first line of protection for Gulf Coast communities
Barrier islands and their intact dunes are our natural fortresses
Every region of the country is taking climate action — here’s how
The National Climate Assessment makes clear we've got a lot of work to do. These cities and states are leading ...
When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of FEMA buyouts and found distance and race play a role
We built a nationwide database of nearly 10,000 U.S. homeowners who voluntarily sold their homes and moved through FEMA’s Hazard ...
Managed retreat considered as climate solution; cause sought for disease sickening Florida panthers
Managed retreat is a complicated and controversial climate change solution, but one that most climate scientists feel is inevitable.
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