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Capital Press Room: In light of state lawmakers looking to revive New York’s task force on sea level rise, we examine the threat of rising sea levels and how to mitigate the danger with the help of Amy Chester, managing director at Rebuild by Design.

Crains New York Business: New Yorkers jogging along the East River bike path below 23rd Street are finding something new — a 10-foot concrete seawall. On the other side is Stuyvesant Cove Park, now elevated by 8 feet and featuring seating areas, plantings and views across the river. In the event of a major storm,

SI Advance: Hurricane Sandy devastated Staten Island in 2012, destroying homes, impacting livelihoods and claiming lives.

ABC: While California led the nation with 34 disaster declarations, some 36 states had 10 or more, indicating the pain of climate change is widespread in the U.S.

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WKMS: Newly published research shows Kentucky has some of the most disaster-plagued counties in America.

KVCR: NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge developed an Atlas of Disaster and Accountability that shows the disaster count and FEMA funds issued to each state