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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.
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

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

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

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

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

A residential area is seen flooded during a winter storm in Queens, New York on Dec. 23, 2022. Credit: Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images

NYC Environmental Justice Activists Feel Ignored by the City and the Army Corps on Climate Projects

By Lauren Dalban

A view of Baltimore near the Harbor on a dry day when residents experience more sewer backups in their homes and basements than on rainy days because of leaky, cracked pipes in the sewer mainline. Credit: Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

As Baltimore’s Sewer System Buckles Under Extreme Weather, City Refuses to Help Residents With Cleanup Efforts

By Aman Azhar

As States Recover from Climate-Related Disasters, They Also Must Prepare for Future Ones

By Kiley Price

CenterPoint foreign assistance crews work to restore power lines on Thursday in Houston after Hurricane Beryl knocked out power for millions of people in the city. Credit: Danielle Villasana/Getty Images

Hurricane Beryl Was a Warning Shot for Houston

By Dylan Baddour

As developers build new homes to accommodate suburban sprawl, historic Black communities like Ten Mile on South Carolina's coast become increasingly vulnerable to tidal flooding. Credit: Courtesy of Dana Coleman

Facing Climate Gentrification, an Historic African American Community Outside Charleston, S.C., Embraces Conservation

By Daniel Shailer

Rapidan Dam is left damaged on June 25 in Waterville, Minnesota after days of historic flooding hit the Midwest. Credit: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images

The Minnesota Dam That Partially Failed Is One of Nearly 200 Across the Upper Midwest in Similarly ‘Poor’ Condition

By Kristoffer Tigue

National Guard soldiers walk back by a water pump on a flooded street in Waterville, Minnesota on June 25. Credit: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images

Widespread Flooding in Upper Midwest Decimates Farm Towns

By Nina Elkadi

Midwest Floods, Widespread Heat Waves Are Undermining U.S. Transportation Systems

By Kiley Price

A wetland in the Croatan National Forest in eastern North Carolina. Wetlands help offset the damaging effects of climate change. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

In North Carolina, a Legal Fight Over Wetlands Protections

By Lisa Sorg

People try to keep cool at Coney Island during a heat wave in New York City on July 28, 2023. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

With Heat Waves, an Increased Risk for Heart Problems, New Research Shows

By Victoria St. Martin

Cemeteries Can Be Damaged by Climate Change—and Provide Climate Refuge

By Kiley Price

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