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Un parque infantil ayuda a controlar las inundaciones en una histórica ciudad de Nueva Jersey

En Hoboken, una pequeña ciudad propensa a inundaciones, un área de juegos para niños también funciona como sistema de captación del agua pluvial.

By Victoria St. Martin

Tyrik Jr., 3, and Naylani Davis, 6, play with a water fountain at ResilienCity Park on Aug. 27 in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Flood waters inundate the main street in Tarpon Springs, Florida, after Hurricane Helene passed offshore on Friday. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

 ‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall in Florida, Menaces the Southeast

By Amy Green

Tyrik Jr., 3, and Naylani Davis, 6, play with a water fountain at ResilienCity Park on Aug. 27 in Hoboken, New Jersey.

How a Children’s Playground Is Helping With Flood Mitigation in a Small, Historic New Jersey City

By Victoria St. Martin

As Climate Changes Fuels Animal Movement, Will These Structures Still Help Species Cross the Road?

By Kiley Price

Three-year-old Layla glides down a slide at Kiwanis Park on a hot day in August in Tempe, Arizona. Credit: Kevin Hurley/Inside Climate News

Finding a Fix for Playgrounds That Are Too Hot to Touch

By Wyatt Myskow

Layla Maria, de 3 años, se desliza por un tobogán en el parque Kiwanis un caluroso día de agosto en Tempe, Arizona. Crédito: Kevin Hurley/Inside Climate News

En busca de soluciones para los parques infantiles donde el calor quema

By Wyatt Myskow

People help an elderly man wade through flood water on Sept. 12 in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Credit: Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images

A Thousand Lives Lost, and Millions Disrupted, by Flooding in Western Africa

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

CalFire manages a prescribed controlled burn in Northern California on Nov. 14, 2023. Wildfire prevention, among other climate solutions, is on the state's ballot as Proposition 4. Credit: Penny Collins/NurPhoto via Getty Images

California Ballot Asks Voters to Invest in Climate Solutions

By Liza Gross

Global warming will drive more extremes at both ends of the hydrological cycle, droughts and floods, but a new study shows that existing climate models are particularly underestimating the length of future dry spells. Credit: Michael Dantas/AFP and Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images

New Study Suggests Major Climate Reports May Be Underestimating Drought Risks

By Bob Berwyn

A house is surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Debby on Aug. 6 in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images

The Promise and Challenges of Managed Retreat

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

An aerial view of barges, stranded by low water at the Port of Rosedale along the Mississippi River on Oct. 20, 2022 in Rosedale, Mississippi. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Another Midwest Drought Is Causing Transportation Headaches on the Mississippi River

By Kristoffer Tigue

Residents flee Green Valley Lake, California, under a mandatory evacuation order as the Line Fire burns through the San Bernardino National Forest on Sept. 10. Credit: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

‘Weather Whiplash’ Helped Drive This Year’s California Wildfires

By Caroline Marshall Reinhart

As drivers enter Purcellville, Virginia, they are reminded via road signs that farms in the area are under drought watch on Sept. 7, 2023. Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

A Combination of Heat and Drought Walloped Virginia Vegetable Farmers

By Sean Sublette

A view of a flooded parking lot after 24 hours of continuous heavy rain in Miami on June 13. Credit: Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images

Big Cities Disrupt the Atmosphere, Often Generating More Rainfall, But Can Also Have a Drying Effect

By Bob Berwyn

Michael Katrutsa walks through rows of tomatoes on his 20-acre produce farm in Camden, Tennessee. His crops also include sweet corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, peppers, cucumbers, okra and more. Credit: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout

As Climate Threats to Agriculture Mount, Could the Mississippi River Delta Be the Next California?

By Cassandra Stephenson, Illan Ireland and Phillip Powell, Tennessee Lookout

Pedestrians cover their faces as smoke from wildfires in Canada has trigger air quality alerts in New York City on June 7, 2023. Credit: Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images

The Deteriorating Environment Is a Public Concern, but Americans Misunderstand Their Contribution to the Problem

By Katie Surma

Trees and electrical wiring brought down by a tornado in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in September 2021. Credit: James Paulus

As Tornado Alley Shifts East, Bracing for Impact in Unexpected Places

By Kiley Bense

A house sits empty as the result of a buyout program to relocate residents out of flood prone neighborhoods in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Credit: Madeline Gray/The Washington Post via Getty Images

South Carolina Is Considered a Model for ‘Managed Retreat’ From Coastal Areas Threatened by Climate Change

By Daniel Shailer

Cleanup efforts at the Isom IGA store in East Kentucky after the flooding of July 2022. Credit: Malcolm Wilson

The Rural Americans Too Poor for Federal Flood Protections

By Claire Carlson, The Daily Yonder and Elizabeth Miller, Climate Central

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