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Chicago, other cities could sink due to climate change, study warns
Climate change is warming the world above and below ground, and what's happening below the surface could be causing the world's cities to slowly sink, a new study suggests.
To fight floods, New York City rebuilds a wall of oysters
Thousands of acres of undersea reefs once protected the city’s shoreline. Now an army of volunteers is bringing the bivalves back, one shell at a time.
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Heavy rains pound New York City, flooding subway stations and roads
More than a dozen people were rescued from a flooded highway in the Bronx, and more rain was expected on Friday with the arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa.
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A battle between a great city and a Great Lake
The climate crisis haunts Chicago's future as a warming world pushes Lake Michigan toward new extremes — higher highs, lower lows, greater uncertainty. It is a city built for a different time.
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Detroit flooding previews risks from a warming climate
Urban infrastructure in many cities was not built for current and future climate pressures.
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New York embarks on a massive climate resiliency project to protect Manhattan's Lower East Side
Some residents are wary of the $1.45 billion system of seawalls and floodgates that will elevate the East River Park and protect 110,000 New Yorkers from coastal storms and flooding.
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Chennai ran out of water—but that's only half the story
To reduce flooding and bridge droughts, India’s southern coastal metropolis is using ancient knowledge, community action, and wetlands restoration to harness its monsoon rains.
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