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'We cannot wait any longer': Milwaukee close to adopting climate and equity plan

A sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent in the next seven years and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 could soon be adopted in the city of Milwaukee.
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Summer may be far off, but Milwaukee is seeing hotter summer nights in its densely developed areas

It may be the dead of winter, but a recent mapping campaign found heavily developed urban areas of Milwaukee stayed about 10 degrees warmer at night than other parts of the city during hot summer days.
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Milwaukee to join cities nationwide in measuring the "urban heat island" effect from climate change

Milwaukee is measuring how extreme heat affects the city, hoping to avoid major heat-related fatalities that occurred across southern Wisconsin in 1995.

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Climate change encourages homeowners to reconsider legacy cities

Climate havens are cities that are likely to avoid the worst effects of climate disasters and have the infrastructure to support a larger population.
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Milwaukee deemed 'climate haven,' resistant to climate change

Milwaukee was selected as one of more than a dozen cities deemed to be "climate havens" - places that could avoid the worst effects of natural disasters and support larger populations.

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Warming winters: How climate change is affecting southeast Wisconsin

Winter is getting warmer, and data shows the rate of warming is especially significant around the Great Lakes and Northeastern U.S.. Temperature data shows in the last 50 years in Milwaukee the average winter temperature has increased a little more than 4°F.

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Will climate change increase the presence of pathogens in drinking water?

As storms grow more severe and temperatures climb, contamination of groundwater by animal and human waste could be on the rise as well.

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Hurricane Helene’s flooding raises concerns over private well water safety

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FEMA pushes back on false claims about funding for hurricane relief