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Flooding

Essay | Flash flood warning: My home is drowning
Aleena Fayaz

George Washington University

A pick-up truck drives through a flooded intersection during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Essay | Why the Pakistan floods affect all of us
Saher Mir

George Washington University

A roadway in Kashmir is flooded with brown water reaching up to the bumpers of a car.
Essay | How trees can save a drowning desert
Farzona Comnas

George Washington University

A amber sand dune towers over the tiny figures of a group of people.
COP26 in Context: The importance of building for the environment
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A prototype wooden model of the architect's triangular structure, and features scaled down human figures, and boats. The sides of the building are open to allow the viewer to peer inside.
Essay | Famously hot: Culture and climate change in South Carolina
Sophie Kahler

Social Media Manager | Planet Forward

A single beach goers sits in a beach chair in the sand in front of a row of palm trees.
Floods, hurricanes, and heatwaves: Climate change will intensify extreme weather in Illinois, report finds
Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Mitigation measures underway for town of many floods: Maryland’s Historical Ellicott City
Emma Page

George Washington University

The bridge in Ellicott City among debris after the flooding in 2016.
A tale of two cities — preparing for climate change
Anne Snabes

Northwestern University

Lee Street Beach in Evanston, Illinois

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Pod for the Planet: Flooding on Lake Champlain
Charlie Olsen

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Pod for the Planet
Sea level rise threatens the Florida Keys: Resident responses – Episode 3
Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Sea level rise threatens the Florida Keys: The economic costs – Episode 2
Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Sea level rise threatens the Florida Keys – Episode 1
Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Increased flooding threatens heritage crops and community on historic Sapelo Island
Evan Barnard

Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | American University

How one Hampton resident is protecting himself from flood damage
Arianna Dunham

George Washington University

A story of flood management: Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River
Michala L. Hendrick

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY-Plattsburgh

‘Catch the King’ tide event saved tons of flood data
Courtney Brubaker

University of Virginia

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