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Climate change is already forcing U.S. communities to abandon their homes

Type
Literature
Publication
Geiling, Natasha. 2017. Climate change is already forcing U.S. communities to abandon their homes. Think Progress.
Year Published
2017
Organization
NGO
Description

Projections of climate-fueled sea level rise show terrifying scenarios with major economic centers like New York and Miami losing much of their land to rising seas. But for some communities in the United States, losing land to climate change isn’t a future nightmare — it’s a present and daily struggle.

Geography