Johanna Lawton

Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list

AP: Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentucky county flooded. It was the 13th time in 12 years that the rural county was declared a federal disaster. These are disasters so costly

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Atlas of Disaster: New Jersey‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

Between 2011-2023, New Jersey experienced 14 climate disasters, leaving each of the state’s 21 counties with at least five disaster declarations. In 2012, Superstorm Sandy left over two million households without power. Sever storms, such as Hurricane Ida caused extensive damage and killed 30 people, though the unnamed that events cause “sunny day” are effecting communities

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The Floods Next Time

Vital City: New York must do much more to protect itself from torrential rains. New Yorkers have once again been reminded that climate change is here, and we are unprepared. At the end of September, eight inches of rain forced our city to a standstill. Yet it doesn’t have to be like this.Our aging sewer

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Navigating Flood Disasters and Housing Justice: A Preparedness Forum for NYC Religious and Community Leaders

Join Rebuild by Design in partnership with the New York Disaster Interfaith Services, NYC VOAD, and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Faith-based & Community Partnerships on September 13th for A Preparedness Forum for NYC Religious and Community Leaders. The summit will gather NYC faith & community leaders to explore how to better serve our communities

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Book Talk: The Great Displacement

How will climate change radically transform our lives? How has climate change already influenced where people will live and where people will have to leave? Join Rebuild by Design, the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Climigration Network, the Climate Museum and The Nature Conservancy for a conversation between

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