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  • This Is What the U.S. Could Look Like When Our Coasts Are Under Water

    July 23, 2019 |

    Vice |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    Over the last several decades, climate disasters have resulted in many communities relying on managed retreats. These "proactive, intentional shift(s) of civilization away from an environmental threat" are increasingly being seen as the best solution for many in harms way, but the focus is now shifting towards ways to make these retreats more efficient in the longterm.

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  • How Dutch stormwater management could mitigate damage from hurricanes

    July 21, 2019 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

    Designing room for rivers and coastlines can mitigate catastrophe. Following a massive flood in 1953, the Dutch government reallocated its resources toward disaster prevention and mitigation. Through measures like building surge barriers and reservoirs into recreational spaces, the Dutch have moved implemented defensive design methods. Additionally, by lowering some dykes, practices have moved from flood control to controlled flooding. The Dutch Water Ambassador serves a global role advising the UN and other countries about the Dutch engineering and design methods.

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  • This DC apartment building provides low-income families with solar power and a resilience center

    June 27, 2019 |

    Greater Greater Washington |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Solar energy allows for housing that is both affordable and resilient to climate change and other emergencies. In Washington D.C., Jubilee Housing, non-profit that creates affordable housing, partnered with New Partners Community Solar Corp. to create a building with a solar array that reduces utility costs, and a Resiliency Center, a multi-use space that serves as an aid distribution point during emergencies. The building is part of Washington D.C.’s commitment to remaining on the list of 100 Resilient Cities.

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  • This is how the state plans to keep drivers safe in dust storms on Arizona roads

    June 18, 2019 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Arizona’s Department of Transportation is taking steps to reduce dust-related car crashes with the help of over $50 million in federal funding. Changes include making the highway wider, improving radar detection of dust, and decreasing the speed limit in the most high-risk areas.

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  • A new generation of leaders understands that individual actions won't fix our environmental problems

    June 13, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States

    The rollout of the Green New Deal signals a changing culture and mindset toward climate change. While many past responses have been on the individual level – not using plastic straws or carrying reusable bags when going to the store – there is a growing call for and understanding of structural changes across the designed systems that are currently harming the environment.

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  • This California Neighborhood Was Built to Survive a Wildfire. And It Worked

    June 03, 2019 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    In the Rancho Santa Fe neighborhood of California, one neighborhood was designed and built to protect homes from wildfires. Included in the design were certain regulations, like regulating weeds, brush, and mulch, and installing noncombustible siding and roofs. Because of climate change, the strength and frequency of wildfires have increased across the state, prompting residents, firefighting professionals, and legislators to become more resilience- and prevention-oriented.

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  • Women lead the way in disaster preparedness, recovery in Odisha's Ganjam

    June 03, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Ganjam, Odisha

    A group of women in the state of Odisha, India works as the district's disaster responders in an area that has seen a record number of monsoons and other tropical storms. The women, many of whom live in the region's most vulnerable areas, act as ground-level support, evacuators, and trainers when a storm hits.

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  • How the Mental Health Community Is Bracing for the Impact of Climate Change

    May 16, 2019 |

    Rolling Stone |

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    Response Location: United States

    Climate change is impacting not just the environment but the way in which humans are able to exist within the altered landscape. As ecosystems shift, storms worsen and loss of homes continues to rise, the mental health industry is looking towards changing traditional practices in order to account for clients presenting with "eco-anxiety and climate grief."

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  • Cañada Cove COPEs with disaster planning

    May 15, 2019 |

    Half Moon Bay Review |

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    Response Location: United States, San Mateo, California

    San Mateo County’s coastside residents have created their own, volunteer-based disaster response system. Considering that they make up just 5% of the county’s population, and are just as much at risk for natural disasters like wildfires, flooding, and landslides, they recognized that they had to be proactive in the event that help and resources would be limited in such an event. The Cañada Cove Community Association developed a localized plan for disaster preparedness, including manuals, communication systems, and a database of residents that provides information on the specialized needs of citizens.

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  • Here's what one volunteer fire department is doing to prevent another West explosion

    April 29, 2019 |

    KXAN-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, West, Texas

    After a fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, the state has developed a safety course that focuses on fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate – one of the causes of the deadly fire years ago. While the course is still voluntary and doesn’t result in official certification, fire departments across the state have voiced their support.

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